B14 Classification
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- Q1
Who developed the first system of classification?
Carl Linnaeus
Gregor Mendel
Karl Woese
Charles Darwin
30s - Q2
Place the levels of classification in the correct order (largest 1st)
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Which two levels of classification make up the scientific name (binomial) of a species?
Kingdom and Phylum
Family and Genus
Class and Order
Genus and Species
30s - Q4
What is the correct scientific name (binomial) for a human?
Homo sapiens
Homo Sapiens
homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
30s - Q5
What is the scientific (binomial) species name for chimpanzee?
Pan troglodytes
pan troglodytes
Mammalia hominidae
Chimpanzee chimpanzee
30s - Q6
The binomial name for fall armyworms is Spodoptera frugiperda.
Fall armyworms belong to an order of insects called Lepidoptera.
What should be written in box 1 of the table?
Genus
Class
Phylum
Animal
Spodoptera
Species
30s - Q7
The binomial name for fall armyworms is Spodoptera frugiperda.
Fall armyworms belong to an order of insects called Lepidoptera.
What should be written in box 2 of the table?
Phylum
Genus
Animal
Class
Species
Spodoptera
30s - Q8
The binomial name for fall armyworms is Spodoptera frugiperda.
Fall armyworms belong to an order of insects called Lepidoptera.
What should be written in box 3 of the table?
Species
Animal
Spodoptera
Genus
Phylum
Class
30s - Q9
Until the 1970 most scientists classified all organisms into one of 5 kingdoms.
These kingdoms are ...?
plants, animals, fungi, protists, bacteria
bacteria, protists, plants, animals, humans
plants, animals, fungi, insects, fish
eukaryotes, prokaryotes, extremophiles, archaea, eubacteria
30s - Q10
Which of the following pathogens belong to the protist kingdom?
Malaria parasite
Rose black spot
Salmonella
Measles
30s - Q11
The binomial name for fall armyworms is Spodoptera frugiperda.
Fall armyworms belong to an order of insects called Lepidoptera.
What should be written in box 4 of the table?
Animal
Genus
Phylum
Spodoptera
Species
Class
30s - Q12
Which animal are hippopotamuses most closely related to?
Cetaceans (whales and dolphins)
Rhinoceroses
Manatees
Pigs
30s - Q13
The binomial name for fall armyworms is Spodoptera frugiperda.
Fall armyworms belong to an order of insects called Lepidoptera.
What should be written in box 5 of the table?
Genus
Spodoptera
Class
Animal
Phylum
Species
30s - Q14
How do we know that hyraxes are closely related to elephants?
Similarities in their DNA
Similarities in their diet and behaviour
Similarities in their appearance
Similarities in their cell structure
30s - Q15
What is the scientific (binomial) species name for the blue whale?
Whalus biggus
Balaenoptera Musculus
Artiodactyla balaenoptera
Balaenoptera musculus
30s
