Classification Questions UIL

Who is considered to be the father of traditional classification?

• Gregor Mendel
• Robert Hooke
• Francis Crick
• Carolus Linnaeus

Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of a house cat? (imagine that these options are all in italics)

• Felis Domesticus
• felis domesticus
• Felis domesticus
• felis Domesticus

Why do we use scientific names to name organisms instead of relying on common names?

• Because common names vary regionally
• Because everyone understands and speaks Latin
• To make scientists sound smart
• Because they are the most descriptive

What term refers to the two part naming system used in traditional classification?

• binomial nomenclature
• systematics
• cladistic analysis
• taxonomy

Which of the following is a problem with traditional classification?

• sometimes scientific names are incorrect
• they rely too much on similarities and differences and not enough on DNA evidence
• traditional classification does not use Latin
• Traditional classification uses DNA analysis

Modern classification relies on _________________ to determine degrees of relatedness.

• evolutionary descent
• similarities of structures
• differences of anatomical structures
• clades

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

Which of the following shows taxonomic groups in order from broadest to most specific?

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

A group of related classes is called a(n)__________,

• phylum
• order
• family
• kingdom

A group of related families is called a(n)______________.

• genus
• order
• genus
• phylum