Taxonomy and Classification

What is a Scientific Name?

• A unique name given to an organism, consisting of its genus and species.

• A common name used by local populations.

• A name that changes based on the region.

• A name that is only used in scientific literature.

What is the correct order of classification levels?

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

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

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

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

What is an example of an organism's Common Name?

• Lion

• Panthera leo

• Felidae

• Big Cat

What are the main levels of classification in taxonomy?

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

• Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protist

• Mammal, Reptile, Bird, Fish

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

Which animal is least closely related to the Gray Wolf: Coyote, Aardwolf, or Gray Wolf?

• Coyote

• Aardwolf

• Gray Wolf

• Red Fox

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What are the two taxa included in binomial nomenclature?

• Genus and Species

• Family and Order

• Class and Phylum

• Domain and Kingdom

What is the difference between a Common Name and a Scientific Name?

• A common name is used by scientists and is standardized, while a scientific name is the name used by the general public.

• A common name is the name used by the general public, while a scientific name is used by scientists and is standardized.

• A common name is always in Latin, while a scientific name can be in any language.

• A common name is more accurate than a scientific name.

What is the Kingdom Animalia?

• A group of unicellular organisms

• A classification of plants

• All animals, which are multicellular organisms that are heterotrophic

• A type of fungi

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What Kingdom do mushrooms belong to?

• Kingdom Animalia

• Kingdom Plantae

• Kingdom Fungi

• Kingdom Protista

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What is the Kingdom Fungi?

• The Kingdom Fungi includes organisms like mushrooms and molds, which are primarily decomposers.

• The Kingdom Fungi consists only of plants that produce flowers.

• The Kingdom Fungi is made up of animals that live in water.

• The Kingdom Fungi includes bacteria that are used in fermentation.

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