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WorksheetsMA #8: Introduction to Classification
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is taxonomy?
a)
the scientific study of how living things are classified
b)
the name of Linneaus' classification system
c)
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
d)
the process of observing an organism's behavior
2.
Scientists use seven major classification levels to group and name organisms. Which level is the broadest (most general) classification level listed below?
a)
species
b)
kingdom
c)
family
d)
class
3.
The binomial system of classificiation was developed by a scientist named
a)
Darwin
b)
Hooke
c)
Linnaeus
d)
Mendel
4.
What is binomial nomenclature?
a)
classifying organisms into seven levels
b)
grouping animals based off of how they move
c)
a naming system in which each organism is given a two-part name
d)
the process of picking which kingdom an animal belongs to
5.
An organism's scientific name consists of
a)
its class name and family name
b)
its kingdom name and phylum name
c)
its genus name and its species name
d)
its phylum name and its species name
6.
A cat's scientific is Felix domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?
a)
cat
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
Felix
d)
domesticus
7.
Every protist has cells that contain a nucleus. What is the name for this type of cell?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
unicellular
d)
enucleated
8.
In printed scientific names, only the ________ is capitalized.
a)
family
b)
class
c)
species
d)
genus
9.
Which of the following is NOT a domain under which organisms are classified?
a)
Protist
b)
Eukaryo
c)
Archaea
d)
Bacteria
10.
Why do scientists classify living things?
a)
to help keep information about organisms
b)
to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
c)
to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
d)
all of the above
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