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From the table, which two animals are MOST CLOSELY related

• House Cate and Red Fox
• Red Fox and Dog
• Dog and Wolf
• Wolf and Gopher

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Why do scientists use scientific names?

• to confuse people

• to have a common language

• to allow people to say the same thing

• because common names are not appropriate

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

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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

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Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______

• Family 
• Order
• Genus 
• Species

A scientific name consists of 

• Genus and Order
• Genus and Domain
• Genus and species
• Kingdon and Phylum

The most general in the order of classification is?

• Kingdom 
• Phylum 
• Class 
• Order

Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?

• Eukaryotes
• Prokaryotes
• Multi-cellular