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Taxonomy Formative Assessment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is binomial nomenclature (naming)?

a)

A two headed turtle

b)

A two name naming system

c)

A two grouped system to classify

d)

A microscope with two lenses.

2.
What taxa are in a scientific name?
a)
Genus and Kingdom
b)
Species and Family 
c)
Species and Class
d)
Genus and Species
3.
In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category? 
a)
Kingdom
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Domain
4.
Things that are classified together ___________.
a)
are not related to each other.
b)
share a similar evolutionary history.
c)
are larger organisms.
d)
have a different evolutionary history
5.
Who organized living things based on shared characteristics and created a system for assigning scientific names?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
6.
What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
a)
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genius, species
c)
domain, kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species
7.
Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
genus
d)
species
8.

Which organism is most closely related to Quercus rubrum?

a)

Acer rubrum

b)

Quercus macrophylla

9.

Which of the following taxa contain the fewest members?

a)

phyllum

b)

family

c)

genus

d)

class

10.
Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
a)
Coyote
b)
Aardwolf
c)
Gray Wolf
d)
Need more information on body characteristics
11.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
12.

Why is it important to have a universal naming system for organisms?

a)

So that scientists have to learn multiple languages

b)

So that generic names can be used in different regions

c)

So that organisms can be recognized in all regions, avoiding possible mistranslation

d)

Because the words are fun to say

13.

Which of the following pairs of organisms from the table shown to the left would be the most closely related?

a)

Desert iguana and Box turtle

b)

Chuckwalla and Bush anole

c)

Box turtle and Bush anole

d)

Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

14.

Which organisms are most closely related?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and A

d)

not enough info given

15.

What scientific name is correct?

a)

Quercus Alba

b)

Quercus alba

c)

quercus Alba

d)

quercus alba

16.

Which of the organisms in the chart are most closely related to the Chimpanzee?

a)

human

b)

grey wolf

c)

tiger snake

d)

monarch butterfly