WorksheetsTaxonomy Domain
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
Scientists use eight major classification levels to group and name organisms. Which level is the broadest (most general) classification level listed below?
kingdom
domain
family
class
The binomial (2-part naming) system of classification was developed by the Father of Taxonomy, a scientist named
Darwin
Hooke
Linnaeus
Mendel
What is taxonomy?
the scientific study of how living things are classified based on similarities
the name of Aristotle's classification system
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
the process of observing an organism's behavior
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
species, genus
phylum, order
class, spices
genus, species
What would the scientific name of this organism be?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family:Canidae
Genus: Canis
species: mesomelas
Mammalia carnivora
Canidae mesomelas
Canis mesomelas
Animalia chordata
What is the scientific name of this organism?
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Ratufa
species: indica
Indica ratufa
Ratufa indica
Chordata Amimalia
Sciuridea rodenta
According to the branching dichotomous key given, the next step for a chocolate candy with no nuts should be
a. The candy is round
b. The candy is rectangular
a. The candy is caramel
b. The candy is not caramel
a. The candy is square
b. The candy is long and skinny
a. The candy is with nuts
b. The candy is without nuts
According the the dichotomous key given, what trait separates M&Ms from KitKats?
having caramel
shape of candy
number of candies
having nuts
