Unit 7 Review

Which rank contains the largest number of organisms?

• Genus
• Species
• Class
• Order

Which of the following shows the LEAST SPECIFIC to MOST SPECIFIC groups used to classify living things?

• Kingdom, class, phylum, genus, order, family, species
• Family, kingdom, order, phylum, class, genus, species
• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family genus, species

Lions and housecats share some common traits, but can't breed with one another. What can you infer about how they're classified?

• They might belong to the same family, but a different genus and species
• They might belong to the same order, but different phyla
• They might belong to the same domain, but different kingdoms
• They might belong to the same species, but different subspecies

Lions and housecats share some common traits, but can't breed with one another. What can you infer about how they're classified?

• They might belong to the same family, but a different genus and species
• They might belong to the same order, but different phyla
• They might belong to the same domain, but different kingdoms
• They might belong to the same species, but different subspecies

two part scientific name

• binomial nomenclature

• dichotomous key

• classification

• evolutionary relationships

scientist that classifies and names organisms

• taxonomist

• zoologist

• ornithologist

• cardiologist

a set of paired statements used to identify an organism

• dichotomous key

• binomial nomenclature

• kingdom

• classification

What is the species name of the animal Pan troglodyte.

• troglodyte

• Pan

• chimp

• Animalia

scientist who's classification system we still use today

• Carl Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• John Ray

• Charles Darwin

the smallest/most specific taxonomic group

• species

• genus

• kingdom

• phylum