Life Science Taxonomy Review

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

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.

• Numerical
• Symbolical
• two word
• alphabetical

The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?

• Animals and Plants 
• Protists and Fungi
• Archea and Bacteria

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.

• peacock flounder
• band-tail puffer
• trumpet fish
• spotted goat fish

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must be in the same:

• class
• kingdom
• species
• family

______________ is the most specific level of classification.

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Genus
• Species

A cat's scientific is Felix domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?

• cat
• binomial nomenclature
• Felix
• domesticus