WorksheetsStill more on binomial nomenclature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct way to write the scientific name for humans:
a)
homo sapiens
b)
Homosapiens
c)
Homo sapiens
d)
Homo Sapiens
2.
The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its genus?
a)
Hypsibius
b)
dujardini
c)
water
d)
tardigrade
3.
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
4.
Which organisms are closely related?
a)
Equus ceballas (horse) & Equus burchellii (zebra)
b)
Cyanea artica (jellyfish) & Asterias rubens (sea star)
c)
Naja naja (cobra) & Crotalus atrox (rattlesnake)
d)
Alligator mississippiensis (alligator) & Crocodylus porosus (crocodile)
5.
Which of the following is NOT true when comparing scientific names and common names?
a)
Scientific names vary from place to place.
b)
Common names vary from place to place.
c)
Scientific names are in Latin.
d)
There can be multiple common names for one organism.
6.
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
7.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linneaus
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Francis Crick
8.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is
a)
taxonomy
b)
grouping
c)
anatomy
d)
evolution
9.
The wildcat's scientific name is Felis silvestris. What taxonmic levels do the scientific name include?
a)
genus & species
b)
phylum & genus
c)
kingdom & phylum
d)
class & species
10.
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
a)
family
b)
domain
c)
species
d)
linneaus
11.
Which organisms are closely related?
a)
American badger and leopard
b)
coyote and gray wolf
c)
european otter and leopard
d)
coyote and american badger
12.
How many species does Felis domesticus contain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have fertile offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
14.
Process of grouping things based on their similarities
a)
taxonomy
b)
classification
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
taxonomic key
15.
What would be the most correct binomial nomenclature for the grizzly bear?
a)
Carnivora ursidae
b)
Ursus Horriblis
c)
Horriblis Ursus
d)
Ursus horriblis
16.
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
17.
The smallest, most specific classification category is called...
a)
genus
b)
species
c)
taxonomy
d)
kingdom
18.
The current method to classify organisms by means of binomial nomenclature was developed by...
a)
Aristotle
b)
Linnaeus
19.
Who classified animals by habitat and how they moved? HINT: it is not used today.
a)
Linnaeus
b)
Aristotle
20.
Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.
a)
Numerical
b)
Symbolical
c)
two word
d)
alphabetical
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