Topic 10: Lesson 2 Classification Systems

What is the scientific study of how organisms are classified called?

• Taxonomy

• Biology

• Ecology

• Genetics

In binomial nomenclature, what is the first name called?

• Genus

• Species

• Family

• Order

Which of the following is a domain of living things?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

• All of the above

What is the largest group in the 7 Levels of Classification?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

How does evolution support classification?

• By providing a framework for understanding the relationships between different species

• By creating new species

• By eliminating species that cannot adapt

• By supporting the survival of the fittest

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Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________

• Order
• Family
• Class
• Species

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______

• Family 
• Order
• Genus 
• Species

Of the following classifications, the smallest or least inclusive is

• order

• genus

• species

• class

Classification is about grouping living things that are similar.

• True
• False

The more traits that two organisms share, the less they are related.

• True
• False

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