Miller Chapter 19 Classification

Which of the following is a reason scientists use scientific names as opposed to their common names?

• Scientists around the world use the same names so there is no language barrier

• No two species have the same name, so there is no confusion about which organism is being studied

• Scientific names can help you know which organisms are related if they share a common genus name

tool used to help identify an organism's scientific name

• taxonomy

• classification

• dichotomous key

• phylum

the largest classification category

• Kindgom

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

Classifying organisms based off their body structure, size, shape color, method of obtaining food. (Use of scientific names)

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

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

• Coleoptera

• Heteroptera

• Diptera

• Lepidoptera

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

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

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Carl's Jr.

• Charles Darwin

• Henry Groseclose

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

Name the groups that we use to classify vertebrate animals

• Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, and Panda's

• Reptiles and Mammals

• Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, and Pisces

Which of these is in the correct order?

• Kingdom, phylum, class, genus, family, species, order

• Species, kingdom, order, family, genus, phylum, species

• Genus, species, class, order, kingdom, domain

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species