Classification and Taxonomy Practice

What is the primary purpose of classification?

• To create confusion

• For convenience

• To list random facts

• To make things difficult

What does grouping organisms help scientists do?

• Create chaos

• Organize information and characteristics

• Ignore random facts

• Simplify taxonomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the science of classifying organisms called?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Taxonomy

• Botany

Who was the first to classify organisms?

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Aristotle

• Mendel

Into how many groups did Aristotle classify organisms based on appearance?

• Four

• Six

• Eight

• Ten

What was a major flaw in Aristotle's classification method?

• It was too complex

• It was based on genetic information

• Organisms overlapped groups or did not fit well

• It used too many groups

Who created a better way to classify living things?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Louis Pasteur

What method did Carolus Linnaeus use to show similarities between organisms?

• A linear list

• A hierarchy of groups

• A random assortment

• A color-coded chart

Which of the following is the most general category in the classification hierarchy?

• Genus

• Family

• Kingdom

• Order

In the classification hierarchy, which category is more specific than 'Order'?

• Class

• Family

• Phylum

• Kingdom