Evolution and Classification

Taxonomy is?

• one of the three domains of life

• the science of classifying and naming living things

• organisms with spinal cords in their backs

• one of the six kingdoms of life

Organisms are classified based on ________.

• the number of them that exists in a species

• their Greek names

• similarities and evolutionary relationships

• the year their fossils are discovered

An organism's scientific name identifies the ________ and the ________ in which the organism belongs.

• genus, species

• order, genus

• family, species

• class, order

An organism's scientific name identifies the ________ and the ________ in which the organism belongs.

• genus, species

• order, genus

• family, species

• class, order

Which of the following lists the eight levels of classification in the correct order?

• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, family, order, genus, species

• kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, domain, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

What is binomial nomenclature?

• A two name naming system
• A two headed turtle
• A two grouped system to classify
• A two lensed microscope

This is a process in which organisms gradually change over time.

• Environment
• Competition
• Evolution
• Fossils

This is a process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than the other organisms do. 

• Artificial selection
• Natural selection
• Populations
• Environment

This is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• Evolution
• Population
• Environment
• Adaptation

This is an ecological relationship in which two or more organisms depend on the same limited resource.

• Adaptation
• Competition
• Evolution
• Natural selection