Taxonomy Quiz
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- Q1Which of these is a larger taxon than a phylum?genuskingdomspeciesorder300s
- Q2If two organisms are in the same class, what other taxa do they share?kingdom and phylumorder and familygenus and speciesphylum and family300s
- Q3Each living organism has which two taxa in its scientific name?family and genusgenus and specieskingdom and phylumclass and order300s
- Q4If two organisms are in the same genus, what other taxa do they share?phylum and speciesorder and speciesclass and specieskingdom, phylum, class, order, family300s
- Q5Which is the correct order of taxa from least specific to most specific?kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, specieskingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, species, familyspecies, genus, family, order, kingdom, phylum, classspecies, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom300s
- Q6What is the correct scientific name for the organism classified in the table?Terrapene carolinaChordata reptiliaEmydidae terrapeneReptilia testudines300s
- Q7In which of these taxonomic groups would organisms have the LEAST number of similarities?familykingdomclassgenus300s
- Q8Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?MammalialeoPantheraAnimalia300s
- Q9Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?orderphylumclassgenus300s
- Q10Canis lupis, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?lupisCanisMammaliaAnimalia300s
- Q11At which level do the blue whale and ferret become different?kingdomspeciesfamilyorder300s
- Q12What could be inferred about an organism with the scientific name, Felis tigris?it is a blue whaleit is a species of catit is a ferretit is a domestic cat300s
- Q13Using binomial nomenclature, humans are classified as Homo sapiens. Homo refers to the genus, while sapiens refers to thespecieskingdomorderclass300s
- Q14A class is composed of a number of relatedordersspecieskingdomsphyla300s
