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Taxonomy Introduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism was given scientific name based on what system?

a)

Binomial nomenclature

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Nomenclature

2.

This taxon is between Kingdom and Class in hierarchical classification.

a)

Family

b)

Phylum

c)

Domain

d)

Genus

3.

Prokaryote & lives in extreme environment. This organism is classified under which domain?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Prokarya

4.

Which of the following has the broadest taxon?

a)

Family

b)

Genus

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

5.
What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.
a)
taxonomy
b)
taxadermy
c)
taxicab
d)
toxicology
6.
Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
7.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
8.
Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of a house cat? (imagine that these options are all in italics)
a)
Felis Domesticus
b)
felis domesticus
c)
Felis domesticus
d)
felis Domesticus
9.

The organisms Panthera leo and Panthera tigris are the same

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

cat

d)

family

10.

Which is not a kingdom?

a)

Anamalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Virusae

d)

Fungi

11.

Organisms in the Animalia kingdom are

a)

multicellular and heterotrophic

b)

multicellular and autotrophic

c)

unicellular and autotrophic

d)

unicellular and heterotrophic

12.

What do plants and animals have in common?

a)

both are heterotrophic

b)

both are autotrophic

c)

both are prokaryotic

d)

both are eukaryotic

13.

What is taxonomy?

a)

Making dead animals into decoration.

b)

Classifying organisms.

c)

Evolutionary relationships of species.

d)

A step-by-step guide to classifying animals.

14.

The Classification System developed by Linneaus uses _____ and _____ names to identify organisms.

a)

Greek and Latin

b)

English and the language the person speaks

c)

English and Latin

d)

Greek and English

15.

What is the proper order of the classification system?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

16.

What is the scientific name of this organism?

a)

Canidae Vulpes

b)

Vulpes Ferrilata

c)

Ferrilata Vulpes

d)

Vulpes

17.

What is the scientific name of this organism?

a)

Procyonidae Procyon

b)

Procyon Lotor

c)

Lotor Procyon

d)

Lotor

18.

Based upon this organism's classification, which of the following is most closely related to it?

a)

Vulpes Vulpes

b)

Canis familiaris

c)

Panthera leo

19.

Which of these is NOT a rule for binomial nomenclature?

a)

Names must be underlined or italicized

b)

First name is capitalized, second is lowercase (i.e Panthera leo)

c)

Can be abbreviated

d)

Cannot be abbreviated

20.

Canis lupus.... which one is the genus and how can you tell?

a)

Canis- it's uppercase

b)

lupus- it's uppercase

c)

Canis- it's lowercase

d)

lupus- it's uppercase