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