Classification and taxa

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which taxon includes the most specific characteristics (and the fewest organisms)?

Kingdom

Class

Genus

species

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which taxon includes the broadest, most general characteristics (and the most organisms)?

Kingdom

Phylum

Family

species

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which taxon includes more species?

Family

Class

Order

Genus

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If two organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in common?

Kingdom & Phylum

Kingdom, Phylum & Class

Kingdom, Phylum, Class & Order

All of them

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Use your chart:
Which two organisms in the chart are most closely related?

Green Frog and Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion and Domestic Dog

Domestic Dog and Human

Green Frog and Human

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Use your chart:
To which taxa do all four organisms belong?

Kingdom only

Kingdom & Phylum

Kingdom, Phylum & Class

None

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Use your chart:
Which organism in the chart is related to the Rana temporaria and WHY?

Human, because they are temporary

Mountain Lion, because they run.

Green Frog, because they share the same Genus

Domestic Dog, because they share the same species

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which two taxa do we use to give the scientific name (binomial nomenclature)?

Kingdom and phylum

Genus and species

Order and family

Kingdom and species

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Use your chart:
What is the CORRECT scientific name for a human?

Animalia Chordata

Hominidae homo

Homo Sapien

Homo sapiens

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Use your chart:
What is the Family of the Mountain Lion?

Mammalia

Carnivora

Felidae

Felis

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

Plantae

Fungi

Animalia

Protista

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

dichotmous key

binomial nomenclature

2 scientific names

binomial key

13.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is a CHARACTERISTIC that will most likely be helpful in classifying and identifying a butterfly?

Migrates north every spring

hangs on branches

flutters wings fast on hot days

Wings have long extensions

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

Carolus Linnaeus

Carl's Jr.

Charles Darwin

Henry Groseclose

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Another word for a living thing

pet

parasite

organism

property

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Nonliving things do not have

cells

properties

color

hardness

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the study of classification called?

Taxonomy

Geology

Anatomy

Geometry

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