Taxonomy Vocabulary

Trick to remember levels of classification in order

• King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti

• King Phillip Crossed Over Five Great Seas

• Kings Play Chess On Fat Green Stools

• All of the above

Last name of an organism (written in latin) NEVER Capitalized

• Taxonomy

• Genus

• Taxonomist

• Species

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

• Kingdom class phylum genus order species family

• Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus

• Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species

• Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?

• Kingdom phylum

• Kingdom class

• Species genus

• Genus species

Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?

• Phylum

• Family

• Order 

• Kingdom

Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?

• the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only

• the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only

• the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only

• the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only

What is taxonomy?

• A two-word naming system for describing organisms

• A classification system based on shared characteristics

• A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment

• A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:

• Genus

• Phylum

• Species

• Animal Family

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific?

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

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

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

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