Introduction to Classification Categories and Kingdoms

The video tutorial explains the modern classification system, which consists of seven categories ranging from the broadest, kingdom, to the most specific, species. It provides an example of how the common housefly is classified within this system, detailing each category from kingdom animalia to species domestica. The tutorial concludes with a brief introduction to the major kingdoms.

What is the broadest category in the modern classification system?

• Species

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Family

How many categories are there in the modern classification system?

• Eight

• Five

• Six

• Seven

Which category is the most specific in the classification system?

• Species

• Family

• Class

• Order

In which phylum is the common housefly classified?

• Chordata

• Arthropoda

• Mollusca

• Annelida

What is the genus of the common housefly?

• Insecta

• Muscidae

• Diptera

• Musca