Groups of Living Things

What language are scientific names written in?

• Chinese

• Latin

• English

• French

Who created the scientific classification system?

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• John Dalton

What is the correct order of the classification system from largest to smallest?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, domain, phylum, class, order, family, species, genus

• kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species, phylum, domain

• domain, phylum, class, kingdom, order, family, genus, species

What is it called when scientists group together living things based on their characteristics?

• personification

• dramatization

• characterization

• classification

A blue whale is classified in the following groups from largest to smallest: Eukaryote, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Balaenidae, Balaenoptera, musculus. What order does the blue whale belong to?

• Balaenidae

• Chordata

• Cetacea

• Balaenoptera

A blue whale is classified in the following groups from largest to smallest: Eukaryote, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Balaenidae, Balaenoptera, musculus. What class does the blue whale belong to?

• Animalia

• Mammalia

• Chordata

• Cetacea

A cricket is classified in the following groups from largest to smallest: Eukaryote, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllus, texensis. What is the cricket’s scientific name?

• Gryllus texensis

• Orthoptera Gryllidae

• Gryllidae Gryllus

• Gryllidae texensis

A lion is classified in the following groups from largest to smallest: Eukaryote, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae, Panthera, leo. What phylum does the lion belong to?

• Leo Panthera

• Panthera Leo

• Leo Carnivora

• Panthera Felidae