Taxonomy STAAR Questions

Which of these are there the most of?

• KINGDOMS

• FAMILIES

• SPECIES

• ORDERS

Who is credited with creating scientific naming?

• EINSTEIN

• ARISTOTLE

• DARWIN

• LINNEAUS

Which two kingdoms were named first?

• Animal and Fungus

• Archaebacteria and Eubacteria

• Protist and Fungus

• Plant and Animal

A coyote's scientific name Canis Latrans. What genus is he in?

• Canis

• Latrans

• Neither

• Both

What kingdom is a mushroom in?

• PLANT

• FUNGI

• PROTIST

• MUSHROOM

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the key we used to identify jellybeans?

• Punnett Square

• Dichotomous Key

• Pedigree

• Taxon Matrix

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a giant panda written in the correct format

• Ursidae ailuropoda

• Ursidae Ailuropoda

• Ursidae Ailuropoda

• Ursidae ailuropoda

• Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Use the table to determine the scientific name of an orangutan written in the correct scientific format.

• Pongo borneo

• Hominidae borneo

• Pongo Borneo

• Pongo borneo

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a rattlesnake written in the correct scientific format.

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Viperidae viridis

Organisms of the same genus are more closely related than organisms of the same family.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2