Classification Quiz Review

The scientific study of how living things are classified is called

• sorting

• taxonomy

• taxidermy

• biology

The placing of organisms into groups based on similar features is

• development

• biology

• classification

• evolution

Why do we organize living things into groups?

• so they are easy to find

• because they are alive

• so they can evolve

• so they are easier to study

What can taxonomic keys help us find out about organisms?

• their size

• their identity

• their needs

• their behavior

Which classification levels are used for an organism's scientific name?

• kingdom and phylum

• phylum and species

• class and family

• genus and species

Which is the broadest classification level?

• kingdom

• phylum

• genus

• species

The gradual change in a species over time is called

• classification

• homeostasis

• evolution

• taxonomy

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the less likely they are to live in the same place

• the more distantly related they are

• the easier it is to tell them apart

• the more characteristics they have in common

What type of organism can make its own food

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• eubacteria

• fungus

Who invented the system to classify living things that most scientists use today?

• Louis Pasteur

• Francesco Redi

• Charles Darwin

• Carolus Linneaus