Animal Taxonomy

Use the table to determine the scientific name of an orangutan written in the correct scientific format.

• Pongo borneo

• Hominidae borneo

• Pongo Borneo

• Pongo borneo

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Use the table to determine the scientific name of an emperor penguin written in the correct scientific format.

• Spheniscidae forsteri

• Aptenodyes forsteri

• Aptenodyes forsteri

• Spheniscidae aptenodyes

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a rattlesnake written in the correct scientific format.

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Viperidae viridis

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Which of these big cats are most closely related to each other?

• Lions and Cheetahs 

• Snow leopards and Pumas

• Lions and Snow leopards

• Cheetahs and Pumas

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms of the same genus are more closely related than organisms of the same family.

• True

• False

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Which scientist developed the basis of the taxonomy we use today?

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

In which part of the taxonomic classification triangle are organisms most diverse?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Genus

• Species

In which part of the taxonomic classification triangle are organisms most similar?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Genus

• Species

Which of these bears are most closely related to each other?

• Polar Bear and Panda

• Spectacled Bear and Brown Bear

• Brown Bear and Polar Bear

• Polar Bear and Spectacled Bear

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms of the same family are more similar than organisms of the same phylum.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2