Taxonomy and Dichotomous Keys

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 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

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carl Linnaeus
• Carl's Jr.
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

Giving living things a two part name is called

• Taxonomy
• Binomial Nomenclature
• Classification
• Kingdom Phylum

Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans

• Coyote
• Aardwolf
• Gray Wolf
• Need more information on body characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper

• Pine

• Spruce

• Fir

Using our car analogy, where the make and model of a car is like its scientific name, the genus and species of this car would be:

• Genus: Ford, species: fusion

• Genus: Fusion, species: ford

This is a good example of a:

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Field Guide

• Dichotomous Key

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

• Coleoptera

• Heteroptera

• Diptera

• Lepidoptera

Using this dichotomous key for vertebrates, which group of animals has no fur, no feathers, and dry scales?

• Fish

• Birds

• Amphibians

• Reptiles