Taxonomy Review

What is the correct way to write the scientific name of an organism?

• Genus species

• Species Genus

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• GENUS SPECIES

Which part of the scientific name is always capitalized?

• Species

• Genus

• Both genus and species

• Neither genus nor species

What does the term "phylogeny" refer to?

• The process of naming organisms

• The evolutionary history of an organism

• The physical appearance of an organism

• The habitat of an organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which branch of biology deals with grouping and naming organisms based on their physical similarities?

• Ecology

• Genetics

• Taxonomy

• Anatomy

On a phylogenetic tree, what does a node represent?

• The current organism

• A speciation event

• The root ancestor

• The direction of time

If two organisms share the same genus in their scientific names, what does this indicate about their relationship?

• They are unrelated

• They are closely related

• They live in the same habitat

• They have the same species

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

• Family and genus

• Genus and species

• Order and class

• Kingdom and phylum

Who developed the modern system of classification for organisms?

• Charles Darwin

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur

Which part of a phylogenetic tree represents the common ancestor of all organisms on the tree?

• Terminal node

• Root

• Clade

• Branch

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific?

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

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

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

• Phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species