WorksheetsBiology SOL Unit 3.4 - Binomial Nomenclature
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which taxonomic rank is directly below Family and directly before Species?
Order
Class
Genus
Phylum
What is the most fundamental unit in taxonomy?
Family
Genus
Species
Order
What does a Cladogram display?
Evolutionary relationships based on DNA
Ancestral relationships between characteristics of living organisms
The hierarchy of taxonomic ranks
The genetic code of species
Who introduced the concept of Binomial Nomenclature?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Carl Linnaeus
Louis Pasteur
In Binomial Nomenclature, how should the two-part name be written when typed?
In bold
In italics
Underlined
In uppercase
What trait separates lampreys from tuna on the cladogram?
Jaws
Fins
Scales
Gills
What is the Genus of skunk?
Canis
Felis
Panthera
Mephitis
What is the Genus of otter?
Felis
Canis
Lutra
Mephitis
What is the scientific name of wolf?
Canis catus
Lutra lutra
Felis catus
Canis lupus
What is the main focus of a Cladogram?
Physical appearance
Ancestral relationships
Habitat
Diet
When binomially naming an organism in science, the first word is (a) starting with (b) , the second is (c) starting with (d) and both parts must be in (e) .
genius
species
uppercase
lowercase
italics
