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Worksheetsmore practice on classification and taxonomy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which scientific name is correct?
Quercus Alba
Quercus alba
quercus Alba
quercus alba
Aristotle is said to be the first to classify organisms. Into which two groups did he classify all living things?
fungi and bacteria
humans and animals
living and nonliving
plants and animals
Which is the best prediction regarding the current classification system?
The system may change as new information and organisms are discovered.
Scientists will become bored with the current system and develop a new one.
Over time, organisms will become extinct, so classification will become simpler.
The system is set in stone and most likely will not change.
Carl Linnaeus developed a binomial classification system for living things. Why is this contribution important?
because it created new species for identification
because it created specific scientific names for living things
because it created the taxonomy system as it is known today
because it created common names for species with existing scientific names
Along with classifying organisms based on shared features and common ancestors, what other way do scientists use for classification?
They will be classified based on DNA analysis.
They will be classified based on similar organs.
They will be classified based on common habitats.
They will be classified based on protein production.
Pinus taeda is an example of what?
Adaptations
Common name
Scientific name
Food
Term given to describe the 2 part naming system is:
Classification
groups animals according to the way they move
consists of only one species of organism
groups living things according to similar characteristics
The names in our classification system are written mostly in...
French
English
Latin and sometimes Greek
Spanish
The organisms Panthera leo and Panthera tigris are the same
species
genus
cat
family
What genus would Tyrannosaurus rex belong to?
Animalia
Dinosauria
Tyrannosaurus
Rex
Chordata
Why is classification of organisms so important?
To organize information on living things so it is easier to study them
To avoid confusion by using different scientific names for each organism
To understand relationships and shared evolutionary histories of organisms
all of these
Which of the following are MORE closely related, 1. Apis dorsata, 2. Apis indica, and 3. Mangifera indica?
1 and 3
2 and 3
1,2, and 3
1 and 2
