Taxonomy Practice

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

Which taxonomic category listed is more inclusive than the others?

• Phylum

• Class

• Family

• Species

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

• Domain, Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain

• kingdom

• class

• species

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

• Canis

• lupus

How many kingdoms are in the domain Eukarya? Name them.

• 4

  Archae

  Eubacteria

  Plants

  Animals

• 3

  Fungi

  Plantae

  Animalia

• 3

  Archae

  Eubacteria

  Protista

• 4

  Protista

  Fungi

  Plantae

  Animalia

Which taxon listed below is the most inclusive?

• Domain

• Phylum

• Order

• Genus

Similarities at which of these taxa indicates the closest relationship?

• Species

• Domain

• Genus

• Kingdom

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which 2 organisms are most closely related?

• California sea lion and New Zealand Sea Lion

• Galapagos sea lion and New Zealand sea lion

• California sea lion and Galapagos sea lion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Using the diagram, which organism is the panda bear most closely related to?

• Butterfly

• Mushroom

• Dolphin

• Frog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2