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Classification of Living Things

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 8 levels of Classification in order?

a)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Order, Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom

c)

Family, Domain, Genus, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order

d)

Class, Family, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Order, Domain

2.

What is the smallest and most specific group in the classification system?

a)

species

b)

domain

c)

kingdom

d)

Genus

3.

What is the largest and most general group that an organism is classified into?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

d)

Family

4.

Why do we classify living things

a)

To keep information private

b)

To make finding information easier

c)

To confuse students

d)

To make animals healthier

5.

What is taxonomy?

a)

The study of naming and classifying things

b)

Preserving dead organisms

c)

The science of paying your taxes

d)

My cat's name

6.

In a scientific name, what group does the FIRST name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

7.

In a scientific name, what does the SECOND name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

8.

To what genus does a Banana tree belong to?

a)

Musa

b)

Ficus

c)

paradisicum

d)

Bamboosa

9.

What are the 3 Domains of living things?

a)

Plants, Animals, Fungi

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

c)

Living, Non-living, Once-living

d)

Sarah, Joe, Bob

10.

What is a dichotomous key?

a)

A magical key that opens many doors

b)

A tool for identifying/classifying organisms

c)

A type of tree

d)

The naming system