Taxonomy Quiz
1. Every organism’s scientific name consists of ______words.
a. one b. twoc. three
2. “Sea Monkey” is an example of a ______name.
a. commonb. scientific
3. The science of naming and classifying organisms is called ______.
a. nomenclatureb. taxonomy
4. Organisms in the same genus, such as Canis lupis and Canis familiaris MUST belong to the same ______.
a. speciesb. phylumc. kingdom
5. The taxon (group) directly under the Phylum is ______.
a. classb. orderc. family
6. Plantae and Animalia are two examples of ______.
a. speciesb. kingdomc. families
7. Organisms that can interbreed with one another are classified as the same ______.
a. speciesb. genusc. family
8. The naming system developed by Linnaeus is called ______.
a. taxonomyb. systematicsc. binomial nomenclature
9. Organisms with the names: Quercus rubra and Quercus phellos belong to the same ______.
a. genusb. speciesc. family
10. The taxon (group) directly below Order is ______.
a. familyb. classc. genus
11. For black bears and polar bears to be in the same family, they must also be in the same ______.
a. genusb. orderc. species
12. The second word of the scientific name is always ______.
a. capitalizedb. lower casec. italicized
Taxonomy Quiz
1. Every organism’s scientific name consists of ______words.
a. one b. twoc. three
2. “Sea Monkey” is an example of a ______name.
a. commonb. scientific
3. The science of naming and classifying organisms is called ______.
a. nomenclatureb. taxonomy
4. Organisms in the same genus, such as Canis lupis and Canis familiaris MUST belong to the same ______.
a. speciesb. phylumc. kingdom
5. The taxon (group) directly under the Phylum is ______.
a. classb. orderc. family
6. Plantae and Animalia are two examples of ______.
a. speciesb. kingdomc. families
7. Organisms that can interbreed with one another are classified as the same ______.
a. speciesb. genusc. family
8. The naming system developed by Linnaeus is called ______.
a. taxonomyb. systematicsc. binomial nomenclature
9. Organisms with the names: Quercus rubra and Quercus phellos belong to the same ______.
a. genusb. speciesc. family
10. The taxon (group) directly below Order is ______.
a. familyb. classc. genus
11. For black bears and polar bears to be in the same family, they must also be in the same ______.
a. genusb. orderc. species
12. The second word of the scientific name is always ______.
a. capitalizedb. lower casec. italicized