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Classification of Life

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name

Class

Date

Which is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?

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

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

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

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

How many Kingdoms are there?

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

Geology

Biology

Taxonomy

Chemistry

Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?

2 organisms in the same kingdom

2 organisms in the same genus

2 organisms in the same species

2 organisms in the same family

In Binomial Nomenclature the Genus and Species are in italics and only the GENUS is capitalized

False

True

Latin is used for the language of classification because it is a "dead" language, one that no one speaks as their daily language anymore.

True

False

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

class and family name

genus and species name

domain and kingdom name

kingdom and phylum name

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

dichotmous key

binomial nomenclature

2 scientific names

binomial key

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

Carl Linnaeus

Carl's Jr.

Charles Darwin

Henry Groseclose

10.

Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.

Class

Family

Species

Phylum

11.

When a scientific name is typed, it should be:

underlined

italicized

capitalized

lower case

12.

What is the correct way to write the scientific name for a domestic dog?

Canis familarius in italics

canis familarius in italics

Canis familarius in italics

CANIS FAMILARIUS in Italics

13.

the scientific name for cat if Felis domesticus. To which genus does it belong?

cat

binomial nomenclature

felis

domesticus

14.

tool used for identification, gives 2 choices

scientific name

dichotomous key

classification

domain

15.

The more levels of classification that two two organisms share, the...

less related they are

the more they have in common

less likely they live in the same area

more likely they are to be domesticated (tame)

16.

Which organisms are most closely related?

Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

17.

Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

human

grey wolf

tiger snake

monarch butterfly

18.

Which of the following is the scientific name for the organism pictured?

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Whistle Pig

Woodchuck

19.

Which tool do taxonomists use to classify organisms?

Periodical Table

Bohrs' Model

Dichotomous Key

Aristotles' Method

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Classification of Life

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 56mins

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