Taxonomy & Classification

Who created the most commonly used system of taxonomy?

• Niels Bohr

• Watson and Crick

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

Which is the correct order?

• Kingdom Phylum Order Class

• Class Order Family Genus

• Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

• Order Family Species Genus

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular
• unicellular
• heterotroph
• autotroph

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

• Species
• Phylum
• Kingdom
• Domain

Which of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?

• Scientific names vary from place to place.
• Common names can vary from place to place.
• Scientific names are written in Latin.
• Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.

Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class