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Science
6th -
8thgrade
Biological Classification (Exploring the World of Biology, Ch. 3)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Common names for certain animals can be misleading.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Carl Linnaeus was from __________.
America
France
Sweden
Austria
- 3. Multiple Choice
Linnaeus, who lived in the 1300s, proposed a solution to help with the lack of scientific names.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Carl Linnaeus started by classifying animals.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Before Linnaeus, biologists noticed that common names for plants and animals changed over time.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Carl Linnaeus believed there was an order in nature, but he did not think that order came from God.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Carl Linnaeus began giving each plant a Greek name based on one of its prominent features.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Botany experts were eager to adopt the methods of Carl Linnaeus.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Linnaeus's method was to give each plant a species name and then group them into a larger group called a genus.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Genus + Species = Name of the plant or animal
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Classification is the process of putting _______ subjects together.
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unlike
- 12. Multiple Choice
Biologists separated the living word into two kingdoms...
plants and microorganisms
animals and insects
land animals and ocean animals
plants and animals
- 13. Multiple Choice
"Botany" and "zoology" are _________ words.
Greek
Latin
Spanish
- 14. Multiple Choice
The study of plants is ____________.
zoology
botany
biology
- 15. Multiple Choice
The study of zoology is the study of _______.
animals
plants
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