Species Identification Study Guide Review

Which of the following is the most specific level of taxonomy?

• family

• species

• class

• genus

What is the correct order from most broad to most specific. Number one being the most broad and number eight being the most specific

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is the most abundant cervid species in North America?

• moose

• mule deer

• white tailed deer

• pronghorn

Which of the following species has the diagnostic characteristic of modified feathers which resemble a beard?

• mourning dove

• white winged dove

• northern bobwhite

• Wild turkey

Which of the following families includes species which have horns present?

• bovidae

• felidae

• cervidae

• canidae

Which of the following is the largest order of class Aves?

• Falconiformes

• Galliformes

• Chiroptera

• Passeriformes

Which of the following orders is classified by arm, hand and extra long finger bones covered with a membrane which resembles a wing?

• Aves

• Artiodactyla

• Chiroptera

• Carnivora

White-tailed deer are the most abundant species in North America

• True

• False

Moose antlers have one main beam with additional points coming from the beam

• False

• True

Elk belong to family Bovidae

• True

• False