CATEGORIZING ORGANISMS

Every organism has a usual species name.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Scientific names are important because each species has its own scientific name and those names are different worldwide.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The system of_________ gives every organism a two-word scientific name.

• Nomenclature

• Naming System

• Scientific Naming

• Binomial Nomenclature

Carolus Linnaeus classified organisms into two main groups, based on different structures.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A _________ is a group of organisms that have similar traits and produce fertile offspring.

• genus

• kingdoms

• species

• herd

A diagram called a_________ shows the relationships among organisms.

• Dichotomous Key

• Cladogram

• Interrelationship Diagram

• Venn Diagram

A _________ is a group of similar species.

• genus

• herd

• species

• kingdom

Binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus and is still used today.

• True

• False