Taxonomy Quiz Review

A system for naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is _____.

• binomial nomenclature

• dichotomous keying

• pedigree interpretation

• bilateral classifying

A cladogram showing the classification of organisms is shown below.

Which two organisms are most closely related

• chimp and hagfish

• chimp and mouse

• perch and pigeon

• mouse and lizard

vBased on this classification scheme, the European otter and the leopard are in the same

• genus but in different species

• kingdom but in different orders

• order but in different families

• family but in different genera

Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?

• phylum

• order

• class

• species

The diagram below shows a partial classification scheme for monarch and viceroy butterflies.

Based on this diagram, monarchs and viceroys belong to the same

• genus

• species

• subfamilies

• family

Which statement about taxonomic classification is true?

• Order is more broad than Kingdom

• Species is more broad than Kingdom

• Family is more specific than Phylum

• Genus is more specific than Species

The organism shown below most likely belongs to what kingdom?

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

The scientist who developed the classification system for living organisms....

• Charles Darwin

• Thomas Malthus

• Aristotle

• Carolus Linnaeus

Methanogens, thermophiles, and halophiles are some of the most primitive life-forms found on Earth and thrive in very harsh environments. These unicellular, prokaryotic organisms most likely belong to which of the following kingdoms?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:

• unicellular & autotrophic

• unicellular & heterotrophic

• multicellular & heterotrophic

• multicellular & autotrophic