Taxonomy Review

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

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

Which level of taxonomy shows the closest relationship between 2 organisms?

• kingdom

• class

• domain

• species

I sometimes get confused by others to be a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?

• Archaebacteria
• Animalia
• Fungi
• Protista

Bacteria, plants, and fungi--

• have cell walls.
• belong to the same kingdom.
• are all heterotrophic.
• can do photosynthesis.

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things?

• taxification

• taxadermy

• taxonomy

• toxicology

What taxa are in a scientific name?

• Genus and Kingdom
• Species and Family 
• Species and Class
• Genus and Species

Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

The taxonomic classifications of four species of amphibians are shown.

Based on the information provided, which two species are most closely related?

• northern cricket frog and bull frog

• northern leopard frog and green treefrog

• northern cricket frog and green treefrog

• northern leopard frog and bullfrog

The gray squirrel, Eastern fox squirrel, and red squirrel are all different species of squirrels. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

• To prevent existing named organisms from having their names changed as they become extinct

• To keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

• To allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

• To standardize the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion