Introduction to Taxonomy and Levels of Classification

______________ is the most specific level of classification.

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

A cat's scientific is Felix domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?

• cat

• binomial nomenclature

• Felix

• domesticus

An organism's scientific name consists of 

• its class name and family name

• its kingdom name and phylum name

• its genus name and its species name

• its phylum name and its species name

The binomial (2-part naming) system of classification was developed by the Father of Taxonomy, a scientist named

• Darwin

• Hooke

• Linnaeus

• Mendel

What is taxonomy?

• the scientific study of how living things are classified based on similarities

• the name of Aristotle's classification system

• the process used by geologists to classify rocks

• the process of observing an organism's behavior

What is the name of bird W?

• Certhidea

• Geospiza

• Camarhynchus

• Platyspiza

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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

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

• Mammalia carnivora

• Canidae mesomelas

• Canis mesomelas

• Animalia chordata

What is the scientific name of this organism?

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Genus: Ratufa

species: indica

• Indica ratufa

• Ratufa indica

• Chordata Amimalia

• Sciuridea rodenta

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta

• Order Amblygygi

• Order Araneae

• Order Scorpiones

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