Classification & Cladogram

What is the correct sequence for Taxonomic Classification?

• Kingdom,Phylum,Oorder,Class,Genus,Family,Species

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

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

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

Answer explanation

The correct sequence for Taxonomic Classification is:

What is classification?

• organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics
• making a list of organisms
• the process of identifying different types of animals
• the study of animals

The grizzly bear is most related to the

• squirrel

• snake

• fox

• sea star

Which of the following is an example of binomial nomenclature?

• Ditch cougar

• Alley cat

• Chrysaora fuscescens

• Cnidarian

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis

• rufus

• wolf

• animal

The wildcat's scientific name is Felis silvestris. What taxonmic levels do the scientific name include?

• genus & species

• phylum & genus

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

• jaws
• mammary glands & hair
• terrestrial during all life stages
• bipedal & opposable thumbs

Based on the phylogenic tree, which of these shows a correct ancestral lineage?

• E is an ancestor to F and G
• C is an ancestor to D and E
• B is an ancestor to A
• E is an ancestor to H and I

What are the three domains?

• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
• Archaea, Fungi, Animalia