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Worksheets19.1Classification
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is classification?
a)
organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics
b)
making a list of organisms
c)
the process of identifying different types of animals
d)
the study of animals
2.
The method of naming organisms by using two names is known as
a)
binomial nomenclature
b)
dinomial menoclature
c)
dichotomous naming
d)
the scientific method
3.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
4.
Process of grouping things based on their similarities
a)
taxonomy
b)
classification
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
taxonomic key
5.
Binomial nomenclature makes it easier for scientists to communicate because ...
a)
everyone speaks latin
b)
everyone uses the same scientific name
c)
everyone knows all the animals
d)
its fun to call organisms by name
6.
a series of questions with two possible answers that is used to identify organisms
a)
genus
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
cladogram
d)
dichotomous key
7.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
8.
Which level is more specific? Have more organisms in common?
Family or Order
Family or Order
a)
Family
b)
Order
9.
The organisms common name is a wolf. Its scientific name is Canis Lupus. Which of the following is most closely related?
a)
Lupis Lupus
b)
Canis familiaris
c)
Selachimorpha
d)
Panthera leo
10.
Fill in the blank..
Kingdom, Phylum, Class,_______
Kingdom, Phylum, Class,_______
a)
Genus
b)
Family
c)
Order
d)
Species
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