Taxonomy and Classification Quiz

What is the highest category in the classification system of animals?

• Class Mammalia

• Phylum Chordata

• Kingdom Animalia

• Kingdom Plantae

Which phylum includes organisms with a notochord?

• Echinodermata

• Mollusca

• Chordata

• Arthropoda

What is the term used for the higher category assigned to classes of plants?

• Genus

• Family

• Order

• Division

As you move from species to kingdom, what happens to the number of common characteristics?

• Varies randomly

• Remains the same

• Decreases

• Increases

What is the primary focus of taxonomists in the classification hierarchy?

• To simplify relationships

• To facilitate scientific placement of taxa

• To create new species

• To eliminate categories

Which of the following is NOT a taxonomic category?

• Species

• Population

• Order

• Genus

What is the relationship between higher taxonomic categories and the complexity of classification?

• More complex

• Simpler

• No relationship

• Less complex

Which of the following organisms is mentioned in the text as an example?

• Elephant

• Housefly

• Oak Tree

• Goldfish

What does the term 'taxa' refer to?

• Individual organisms

• Genetic material

• Taxonomic categories

• Species only

In the taxonomic hierarchy, which category comes after Family?

• Class

• Order

• Phylum

• Species