Worksheets6th 15.2 classifying life
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process of ______________
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Sorting
c)
Classification
d)
Grouping
2.
2. What is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named called?
a)
Classification
b)
Taxologist
c)
Taxology
d)
Taxonomy
3.
3. Which word in an organism’s complete scientific name is capitalized?
a)
Second
b)
First
c)
Both
d)
Neither
4.
4. What is the broadest, least specific level in the levels of classification called?
a)
Class
b)
Species
c)
Kingdom
d)
Domain
5.
5. To identify an unfamiliar organism,you could use a field guide or a ______________?
a)
Taxonomic key
b)
Key
c)
Dictionary
d)
Scientist
6.
6. What is the smallest group in Linnaeus’s classification system?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Domain
d)
Kingdom
7.
7. The number of organisms in each group __________ as you move down the levels of classification.
a)
Stays the Same
b)
Increases
c)
Decrease
8.
8. Organisms in the same family are _______ closely related than organisms in the same order.
a)
Less
b)
More
c)
Never
d)
Always
9.
9. Linnaeus classified organisms according to ____________ in observable features.
a)
Similarities
b)
Differences
c)
Age
d)
Height
10.
10. Can a Felis concolor mate with a Felis domesticus?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
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