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Classifying Life

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the contributions to modern classification made by Carolus Linnaeus

a)

He placed organisms in groups based on their observable features.

b)

He ordered birds to avoid airplane chashes.

c)

He devised a naming system called binominal nomenclature.

d)

He organized the things located at a supermarket.

2.

The scientific name given to an organism is based on binominal nomenclature.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The more classifications two organisms share, the less characteristics they have in common and the less related they are.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Naming system developed by Linnaeus

a)

Classification

b)

Binominal Nomenclature

c)

Genus

d)

Taxonomy

5.

Process of grouping things based on their similarities.

a)

Classification

b)

Binominal Nomenclature

c)

Genus

d)

Species

6.

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

a)

Binominal Nomenclature

b)

Genus

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species

7.

First word in an organism's scientific name

a)

Classification

b)

Genus

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species

8.

The scientific study of how things are classified

a)

Binominal nomenclature

b)

Classification

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species