Biology Phylogeny

Modern Classification (Phylogeny) adds what to Linnaeus's taxonomic criteria?

• evolutionary relationships & DNA (biochemical characters)

• habitat type

• fewer categories than Linnaeus

• a naming system called binomial nomenclature

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain

• organisms that share a family 

• organisms that share a genus 

• organisms that share a species 

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carl Linnaeus

• Carl's Jr.

• Charles Darwin

• Henry Groseclose

Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• unicellular

• multicellular

Cells that have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• unicellular

• multicellular

Which organisms are closely related?

• American badger and leopard

• coyote and gray wolf

• european otter and leopard

• coyote and american badger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy because

• we still use his system today

• his system didn't work very well

• he was older than Aristotle

• he had many children