Classification Systems

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

• Canis
• lupus
• Animalia
• mammalia

What role did Linnaeus play in classification of organisms?

• He classified all life into plants and animals.
• He classified all life by where organisms lived.
• He started naming organisms using binomial nomenclature.
• He utilized DNA technology to form the modern system of naming.

Which two organisms are least closely related?

• two organisms from the same kingdom
• two organisms from the same order
• two organisms from the same family
• two organisms from the same genus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

True or False: All living things are made of one or more cells.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Choose the correct order of classification from LARGEST to SMALLEST

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

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

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

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

What is the scientific name for a dog?

• Dog
• familiarius
• Canis familiarius 
• Canis

The main language of scientific names is:

• Greek
• English
• Latin
• Arabic

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• order and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family

• Kingdom

• Species

• Order

All living things are classified on basic, shared characteristics?

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2