Taxonomic Key

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper

• Pine

• Spruce

• Fir

What is the name of bird W?

• Certhidea

• Geospiza

• Camarhynchus

• Platyspiza

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

Which frog is most closely related to the Southern Leopard Frog?

• Bullfrog

• Carpenter frog

• There is no closely related frog

• Green frog

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

• Mammalia carnivora

• Canidae mesomelas

• Canis mesomelas

• Animalia chordata

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

• Class Insecta

• Order Amblygygi

• Order Araneae

• Order Scorpiones

According to the branching dichotomous key given, the next step for a chocolate candy with no nuts should be

• a. The candy is round

  b. The candy is rectangular

• a. The candy is caramel

  b. The candy is not caramel

• a. The candy is square

  b. The candy is long and skinny

• a. The candy is with nuts

  b. The candy is without nuts

The 8 levels of classification, 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

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must be in the same:

• class

• kingdom

• species

• family

______________ is the most specific level of classification.

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species