Classification and Taxonomy Quiz

What is the science of naming and classifying things?

A ________ key is used to determine the identity of an organism.

________ is the broadest level of classification and ________ is the most specific.

Why does taxonomy use the Latin language?

Humans are classified in the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Chordata, the Class ________, the Order Primates, and the Family Hominidae.

What does an organism’s scientific name consist of? Why are scientific names useful?

Which organisms would be more closely related—organisms in the same kingdom or organisms in the same phylum? Why?

In addition to observable traits, scientists use ________ to classify living things.

Scientists have used the eight levels of classification for more than 200 years. When might the system be updated?

It’s estimated that more than 2/3 of all classified organisms are insects. A(n) ________ is a scientist who specializes in studying insects.