Hierarchical Classification

Which of the following is correctly written in the binomial nomenclature system?

• Red wolf

• Canis lupus

• Ailurus Fulgens

• Kingdom

Which of the following taxa contains the most members?

• order

• species

• phylum

• class

Which phrase best describes the Linnaean classification system?

• The taxa are interchangeable

• There is only one kingdom

• Each level includes the more specific levels below.

• Each genus contains one species.

In classification, a species is defined as

• the most general taxon of the classification system.

• a group with similar physical characteristics.

• the commonly used name for an organism.

• a group of organisms that can breed and produce offspring.

Which of the following is the correct hierarchical order (from most broad to most narrow)?

• Species, Genus, Family, Order

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order

• Domain, Species, Phylum, Class

• Family, Class, Genus, Species

What is the function of a dichotomous key

• It is a key to predict snow days

• It is used to tag animals

• It is used to make a cladogram

• It is used to identify organisms

How many choices are provided at each step in a dichotomous key?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Almost all bacteria are...

• Unicellular
• Multicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?

• Animalia and Plantae
• Animalia and Protista
• Protista and Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...

• it cannot reproduce asexually
• it cannot make its own food
• it cannot breathe oxygen gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7