Classification Pretest

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Protista

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

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

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Carl's Jr.

• Charles Darwin

• Henry Groseclose

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

• Coleoptera

• Heteroptera

• Diptera

• Lepidoptera

Name the groups that we use to classify vertebrate animals

• Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, and Panda's

• Reptiles and Mammals

• Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, and Pisces

Which of these is in the correct order?

• Kingdom, phylum, class, genus, family, species, order

• Species, kingdom, order, family, genus, phylum, species

• Genus, species, class, order, kingdom, domain

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Which statement is true about vertebrates?

• Vertebrates do not have a backbone

• Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates

• Vertebrates have backbones

• Vertebrates only live on land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How do scientists classify humans?

• As vertebrates and as amphibians

• As invertebrates and as mammals

• As vertebrates and as mammals

• As vascular and as mammals

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy

• taxadermy

• taxicab

• toxicology

Which of the following is the correct hierarchical order of biological classification?

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

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

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

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