Taxonomy and Classification Definitions

What scientific name is correct?

• Quercus Alba

• Quercus alba

• quercus Alba

• quercus alba

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

• Canis

• lupus

• Animalia

• Mammalia

Which category of classification has the largest variety of organisms?

• genus

• phylum

• species

• kingdom

Aristotle is said to be the first to classify organisms. Into which two groups did he classify all living things?

• fungi and bacteria

• humans and animals

• living and nonliving

• plants and animals

Which is the best prediction regarding the current classification system?

• The system may change as new information and organisms are discovered.

• Scientists will become bored with the current system and develop a new one.

• Over time, organisms will become extinct, so classification will become simpler.

• The system is set in stone and most likely will not change.

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

Carl Linnaeus developed a binomial classification system for living things. Why is this contribution important?

• because it created new species for identification

• because it created specific scientific names for living things

• because it created the taxonomy system as it is known today

• because it created common names for species with existing scientific names

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

• Class

• Genus

• Family

• Phylum

Scientists currently classify organisms based on features they share. How will this most likely change in the future?

• They will be classified based on DNA analysis.

• They will be classified based on similar organs.

• They will be classified based on common descent.

• They will be classified based on protein production.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

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

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

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

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