Scientific Naming Review Bio2

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

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

What does it mean to classify organisms?

• to capture them for scientific research 

• to put into a group with other organisms that are similar

• to release organisms into the wild

• to study organisms in their natural environment

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The name that most organisms go by every day.

• BOTANICAL NAME

• COMMON NAME

• SCIENTIFIC NAME

What is the smallest taxon?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

What is the species of the following organism?

Mangifera indica

• Indica

• Mangifera

• Neither

What is the genus of the following organism?

Citrus limonium

• Citrus

• Limonium

• Neither

Which of these big cats are more closely related to one another
A. Lions (Panthera leo)
B. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
C. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
D. Cougar (Puma concolor)

• Lions and Cheetahs 

• Snow Leopards and Cougars

• Lions and Snow Leopards

• Cheetahs and Cougars

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

• Species

• Class

• Family

• Genus

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

• Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class
• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus

Which of these is the CORRECT scientific name of a brown bear? Its taxa are listed above.

• Chordata arctos

• Ursus arctos

• Ursus ursidae

• Animalia Mammalia