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Classification

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name

Class

Date

The first word in a scientific name is the

species

phylum

genus

class

The science of grouping and naming organisms

Phylogeny

Dichotomy

Taxonomy

Genetics

The taxonomic level that would include the MOST number of species

class

kingdom

phylum

genus

Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms?

species

genus

order

phylum

What are the eight major classification groups from most broad to most specific?

class, kingdom, order, family, species, genus, domain

domain, kingdom, class, phylum, family, order, genus, species

kingdom, phylum, class, order, domain, family, species, genus

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?

to find a common ancestor

to show the evolution of organisms

to show relationships between organisms

to identify organisms

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

physical features

weather patterns

environment

diet

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

Juniper

Pine

Spruce

Fir

10.

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

Coleoptera

Heteroptera

Diptera

Lepidoptera

11.

What is the human most closely related to?

Fish

mouse

Salamander

Human

12.

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

Point A

Point B

Point C

Point D

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Classification

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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