Animal Behavior and Classification Quiz

Which of the following are used to identify a mystery species using a set of guiding questions?

• Dichotomous Keys

• Ethograms

• Cladograms

• Linnaean Classifications

Which of the following are used to create scientific names for animals?

• Dichotomous Keys

• Ethograms

• Cladograms

• Linnaean Classifications

Which of these groups has the least total number of species in it?

• Genus

• Class

• Order

• Phylum

What makes up the second part of the scientific name of an animal (usually)?

• Phylum

• Genus

• Order

• Species

Which taxonomic rank is broader than 'Order' but narrower than 'Class'?

• Phylum

• Species

• Family

• Genus

Which of the following is a tool used to depict the evolutionary history of a group of organisms?

• Dichotomous Key

• Ethogram

• Cladogram

• Linnaean Classification

What diagram is shown here?

• Dichotomous key

• Cladogram

• Ethogram

• Linnean Classification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which animal is most closely related to the horse?

• Wolf

• Leopard

• House Cat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which animal is carnivorous?

• Wolf

• Leopard

• House Cat

• All

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What does this image show?

• Dichotomous Key

• Cladogram

• Ethogram

• Linnean Classificaiton