Taxonomy Quiz

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

• Species

• Class

• Family

• Genus

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

• domain & order

• genus & species

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the closer together on earth they live.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

• the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which one of these isn't one of the 5 kingdom names?

• Animalia
• Protista
• FUngi
• Virusia

Autotrophs- make their own  food.
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?

• Autotrophs
• Heterotrophs

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

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion
• Wind Scorpion
• Daddy long legs
• Scorpion

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

• Canis

• lupus

Who is credited with creating scientific naming?

• EINSTEIN

• ARISTOTLE

• DARWIN

• LINNEAUS