Classification of species quiz

is the formal or standard naming system used by scientist to identify, classify, and name species.

• Taxonomic hierarchy
• Species classification
• Binomial nomenclature
• Genus and species

Who introduced the binomial system?

• Charles Darwin
• Gregor Mendel
• Carl Linnaeus
• Isaac Newton

The first part of the scientific name of a species represents...

• the species
• the family
• the order
• the genus

The second part of a scientific name is also known as...

• genus name
• family name
• order name
• specific epithet

Scientific names must be in __________ when printed in books.

• highlighted
• underlined
• bold
• italicized

Handwritten scientific names must be ....

• underlined
• capitalized
• italicized
• bolded

Scientists in charge of naming species are called ...

• taxonomists
• geneticists
• ecologists
• biologists

In what language are scientific names written?

• Latin
• Greek
• English
• French

What is the scientific name for the domestic dog?

• Canis domesticus
• Canis lupus
• Canis lupus familiaris
• Canis familiaris

Write the different levels of classification of organisms