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Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the largest division used to classify living things

a)

Class

b)

Domain

c)

Genus

d)

Species

2.

a category of classification below a kingdom

a)

Phylum

b)

Genus

c)

Class

d)

Order

3.

the system of classifying living things into categories

a)

Species

b)

Orginize

c)

Kingdom

d)

Taxonomy

4.

Taxonomy is?

a)

one of the three domains of life

b)

the science of classifying and naming living things

c)

organisms with spinal cords in their backs

d)

one of the six kingdoms of life

5.

True or False: An organism's scientific name tells you the family in which the organism belongs.

A

a)

True

b)

False

6.

An organism's scientific name identifies the ________ and the ________ in which the organism belongs.

a)

genus, species

b)

order, genus

c)

family, species

d)

class, order

7.

Which of the following lists the eight levels of classification in the correct order?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

8.

The science of naming and classifying things.

a)

taxonomy

b)

dichotomous

c)

Kingdom

9.

True or False. The first part of an organism’s scientific name is its genus and the second part is its species.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
12.

**Bonus Question**

Who is considered to be the father of traditional classification?

a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Francis Crick
d)
Carolus Linnaeus