Classification and Taxonomy

What is binomial nomenclature?

• system of 3 names

• system of 2 names

• the names of the kingdoms

• the levels of classification

Who created the 2 name system?

• Linnaeus

• Edison

• Darwin

• Einstein

What two levels make up a scientific name?

• genus and order

• genus and species

• domain and kingdom

• family and genus

What level comes after order?

• genus

• kingdom

• family

• species

What level comes before class?

• phylum

• domain

• order

• family

The _________ levels that 2 organisms share, the more similar they are to each other.

• fewer

• more

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All living things are made of

• cells

• prokaryotes

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The 8 levels of classification, most broad 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
• Domain, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus

The science of describing, classifying and naming living things is known as _______.

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Sortology

• Phylogeny

Biologist group living things based on ____.

• Habitat

• Size

• Colors

• Shared Characteristics