The Linnaean Classification System

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

• Kingdom class phylum genus order species family

• Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus

• Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species

• Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?

• Kingdom phylum

• Kingdom class

• Species genus

• Genus species

the science of grouping and naming organisms

• taxonomy

• classification

• dichotomous key

• phylum

the largest classification category

• Kindgom

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

the smallest, most specific classification category

• Genus

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

Which classification level is directly above 'Genus'?

• Order

• Family

• Species

• Class

Levels get increasingly specific from?

• kingdom to species

• phylum to genus

• mammalia to family

• order to family

Which of the following is the broadest level of classification in the Linnaean system?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Domain

• Class

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What is the correct order of the Linnaean classification system from broadest to most specific?

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

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

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

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

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How does the Linnaean system of classification help in naming organisms?

• It uses a single name for each organism.

• It uses a two-part name, genus and species, for each organism.

• It uses a three-part name, family, genus, and species, for each organism.

• It uses a four-part name, order, family, genus, and species, for each organism.

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