Unit 9 species identification

Which of the following is the most specific level of taxonomy?

• class

• family

• species

• genus

What is the correct order from most broad to most specific. Number one being the most broad and number eight being the most specific

• Order

  Phylum

  Species

  Domain

  Class

  Kingdom

  Family

  Genus

• Domain

  Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Genus

  Species

• Domain

  Species

  Kingdom

  Order

  Phylum

  Class

  Family

  Genus

• Species

  Domain

  Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Genus

Which of the following is the most abundant cervid species in North America?

• moose

• white tailed deer

• mule deer

• pronghorn

Which of the following species has the diagnostic characteristic of modified feathers which resemble a beard?

• Wild turkey

• northern bobwhite

• mourning dove

• white winged dove

Which of the following families includes species which have horns present?

• bovidae

• cervidae

• felidae

• canidae

.Which of the following is the largest order of class Aves?

• Falconiformes

• Chiroptera

• Galliformes

• Passeriformes

Which of the following orders is classified by arm, hand and extra long finger bones covered with a membrane which resembles a wing?

• Artiodactyla

• Aves

• Chiroptera

• Carnivora

White-tailed deer are the most abundant species in North America

• True

• False

Moose antlers have one main beam with additional points coming from the beam

• True

• False

Elk belong to family Bovidae

• True

• False