Classification of Living Things

The scientific name of asian elephant is Elephas maximus. The genus of asian elephant is…. 

• Elephas

• Maximus

• Elephant

• Animal

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Which of the following is the correct organization of the seven taxon of animal classification? 

• SPECIES –> FAMILY –> GENUS –> ORDER –> CLASS -> PHYLUM –> KINGDOM 

• SPECIES –> GENUS –> ORDER –> FAMILY –> CLASS -> PHYLUM – KINGDOM

• SPECIES –> GENUS –> FAMILY – ORDER –> CLASS –> PHYLUM -> KINGDOM 

• SPECIES –> FAMILY –> ORDER –> GENUS –> CLASS –> PHYLUM – KINGDOM 

The system of Binomial Nomenclature was developed by…. 

• Aristotle

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Robert Whittaker

A scientific name consists of a ___________.

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

 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

• Plantae
• Protists
• Fungi
• Animalia

The most specific level of biological classification is...

• kingdom

• genus

• phylum

• species

The examples of this kingdom are tomato plants and oak trees. What kingdom is this?

• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia

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An organism is made of many eukaryotic cells and eats other, living organisms. To which kingdom does it belong?

• Monera

• Protista

• Fungi

• Animalia

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This organism spends its day taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through its stomata. It never eats but can grow many meters tall.

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

• Animalia

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What is the primary role of the genus in the biological classification system?

• To classify species based on common characteristics

• To determine the evolutionary history of a species

• To provide specific names to organisms

• To distinguish between different domains