Taxonomy Unit Review

What is used to make it easier to identify and name organisms?

• Scientific Names

• Classification System

• Dichotomous Key

• Taxonomy

Classification is grouping characteristics based on __________.

• scientific name

• traits

• differences

• similarities

The two parts that make up a scientific name are ________ and _________.

• kingdom and genus

• family and order

• genus and species

• order and species

A two word naming system that gives organisms their scientific name is called _________ __________.

• binomial nomenclature

• genus and species

• scientific nomenclature

The name that most of us know organisms by are called its ___________ ___________.

• common name

• genus and species

• binomial nomenclature

• scientific name

Taxonomy is the __________.

• study of organisms

• study of classification

• study of animals

• study of cells

What is the smallest unit of an organism?

• taxons

• tissues

• cell

A dichotomous key helps to _______.

• scientifically name an organism

• classify organisms

• classify based on differences

What belongs in this Classification System: Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, _________, ________

• genus, species

• species, genus

Which level of classification has the greatest number of organisms in it?

• Class

• Phylum

• species

• Kingdom