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The Linnaean Classification System

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who developed the scientific naming system still used today?

a)

Einstein

b)

Hershey & Chase

c)

Linnaeus

d)

Franklin

2.

What is the scientific name for the White Oak tree?

4 lines
3.

Define Taxon using your written notes.

4 lines
4.

The Binomial nomenclature has how many parts to its scientific naming system?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

(a)   in the same genus are thought to be closely related.

6.

Genus name is always (a)   .

7.

A ____________ descriptor is the ___________ part of a scientific name.

a)

species, first

b)

species, second

c)

species, third

d)

species, fourth

8.

How many levels of classification systems are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

9.

Levels get increasingly specific from?

a)

kingdom to species

b)

phylum to genus

c)

mammalia to family

d)

order to family

10.

What is the Linnaean system based on?

a)

DNA similarities

b)

characteristic similarities

c)

physical similarities

d)

color similarities

11.

Genetic similarities more accurately shows?

a)

evolutionary relationships

b)

primal relationships

c)

family relationships

d)

phylogenetic relationships