Taxonomy

Click on the ONE group that is unique/special to each different type of organism.

Click on the smallest taxon that would most likely contain contain two closely related species.

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

Genus: Thalasseus

species: maximus

• thalassues maximus

• Anamalia maximus

• Aves chordata

• Thalassues maximus

Which species is most closely related to species C?

• A

• B

• D

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

domain

genus

class

phylum

order

species

kingdom

family

Answer explanation

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Organisms that belong to the ​ (a)   ​ (b)   share the MOST DNA.

• same
• species
• kingdom
• family
• class

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

• Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

Answer explanation

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What do ALL fish have in common? (select all that apply)

• fins to move

• scales

• gills

• beak

• exoskeleton

Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans

• Coyote
• Aardwolf
• Gray Wolf
• Need more information on body characteristics