Taxonomy Practice/Review

Which lists the taxonomic levels of organization from least specific to most specific?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

• species, genus, family, order, domain, kingdom, phylum, class

Which lists the taxonomic levels of organization from most exclusive to most inclusive?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

• species, genus, family, order, domain, kingdom, phylum, class

If two organisms are in the same class, they must also be in the same ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• kingdom
• family
• genus
• order

Less specific than a family but more specific than a class

• genus

• order

• phylum

• domain

Domain, Kingdom, ​ (a)   , Class, ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   , Genus, ​ (d)  

• Phylum
• Order
• Family
• Species

Why is it important to have a universal naming system for organisms?

• So that scientists have to learn multiple languages

• So that generic names can be used in different regions

• So that organisms can be recognized in all regions, avoiding possible mistranslation

• Because the words are fun to say

Which two taxonomic levels of classification are used in binomial nomenclature?

• species

• genus

• order

• phylum

• A

• B

• C

• D

• F

• G

• H

• J

• A

• B

• C

• D