Classification Pretest

The most specific level of biological classification is...

• kingdom

• genus

• phylum

• species

The science of classification is called

• taxonomy

• botany

• astronomy

• chemistry

In binomial nomenclature, the name of any organism is made up of its

• kingdom and phylum

• family and genus

• class and order

• genus and species

A classification system

• groups animals according to the way they move

• consists of only one species of organism

• groups living things according to similar characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

• Plantae

• Protists

• Fungi

• Animalia

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain

• organisms that share a family 

• organisms that share a genus 

• organisms that share an order  

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family

• Domain

• Species

• Carolus Linnaeus

Why do scientists group organisms using the Linnean system (genus and species) rather than by their common names?

• Latin words are easier to read

• The common name can change depending on the region

• The scientific name sounds more official

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Bacteria