The highest level of classification is the kingdom and the lowest is the species. Place the remaining levels in the correct order.

b

a

c

d

e

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Phylum

Identify whether the following statement is true or false:

There are lots of systems of classification scientists use all over the world.

• True

• False

Identify the level of classification that organisms must be in to be able to reproduce.

• Kingdom

• Order

• Species

• Genus

Determine which level of classification all four of the animals have in common.

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

Identify the organism in the class Aves. 

• Peacock butterfly

• Peacock fly

• Peacock

• Peacock spider

All animals that have an external skeleton, called an exoskeleton, are classified in the phylum Arthropoda. Use this information to determine whether the following statement is true or false.

The peacock spider does not have an exoskeleton.

• True

• False

Select which two organisms are the most similar.

• Peacock fly and Peacock butterfly

• Peacock spider and peacock fly

• Peacock butterfly and peacock

• Peacock spider and peacock

When coming up with a scientific name for an organism, it must:

• include the kingdom and phylum

• be unique

• use words from a common language, such as English or Japanese

The scientific name for cats is Felis domesticus.  

Felis is the ​ (a)   that cats belong to, while domesticus is the ​ (b)   .

• genus
• species
• kingdom
• family
• order

The plains zebra belongs to the genus Equus and the species quagga. 

Which of the following is the most acceptable way of writing its scientific name? 

• EQUUS QUAGGA

• equus quagga

• Equus quagga

• None of these