Linnea Classification

Organisms can be classified based on physical similarities, but modern molecular and genetic testing is better.

• True

• False

The science of naming and classifying organisms is:

• binomial nomenclature

• genus

• species

• taxonomy

A group of organisms such as kingdom, phylum, class order...are called

• genus

• species

• taxa

• binomial nomenclature

This includes one or more physically similar species:

• genus

• species

• taxa

• binomial nomenclature

This part of the scientific names is always capitalized and in italics:

• genus

• species

This part of a scientific name is always lower case and italicized:

• genus

• species

This is a two-part naming system and uses Latin words

• taxonomy

• genus

• Classification

• binomial nomenclature

Physical similarities are always the result of close relationships.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Linnaeaus' taxonomy does not account for molecular evidence.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

In Linnaeus' classification system each level below is included in the one above.

• True

• False