Classification of Living Things Quiz

What is the science of naming and organizing living things into groups?

• Taxonomy

• Morphology

• Phylogeny

• Cladogram

Which system was created by Carl Linnaeus to classify living things based on their similarities?

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Linnaean System

• Hierarchy

• Cladogram

What is the broadest group in classifying living things?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Domain

• Class

Which group includes organisms like animals and plants?

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Class

• Order

What is a group within a kingdom that includes animals with backbones?

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Phylum

Which group within a phylum includes birds?

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Genus

What is an example of an order that includes all cats?

Which group within an order includes big cats like lions and tigers?

What is the most specific group of organisms where members can reproduce with each other?

• Genus

• Species

• Family

• Order

What is the system of naming organisms with two parts, like Homo sapiens for humans?

• Linnaean System

• Hierarchy

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Cladogram