2024 Taxonomy Summative

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

• taxification
• taxadermy
• taxonomy
• toxicology

What is binomial nomenclature?

• A two headed turtle
• A two name naming system
• A two grouped system to classify
• A microscope with two lenses.

In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category?

• Kingdom
• Family
• Species
• Domain

Who organized living things based on shared characteristics and created a system for assigning scientific names?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

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

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

What taxa are in a scientific name?

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

Which domain includes all animals and plants?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Bacteria

The scientific name for white oak is Quercus alba. What is its species name?

• Quercus
• alba
• oak
• white

A dog has pointy ears with tufts of hair on them. The dog's ears point downward. What kind of dog is it?

• Dallus
• Californius
• Kentuckus
• Yorkio

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1