Taxonomy & Scientific Naming

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

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

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

• human
• grey wolf
• tiger snake
• monarch butterfly

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which taxa has more organisms, family or phylum?

• phylum
• family
• they are equal
• not enough information to answer

What is the scientific name of this wolf?

• Eukarya lupus

• eukarya Lupus

• Canis lupus

• canis Lupus

• Lupus canus

Would these two organisms be able to mate and produce fertile young?

• yes

• no

Are these two organisms the same species?

• yes

• no

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

These two organisms are part of the same class, Aves (birds). Out of the following choices, which other levels of classification would they also have in common? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• genus

• species

• domain

• phylum

• order