Classification
20 review questions with answers for Classification. Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
Naming system that gives each species a two-part Latin name?
- Binomial systemRight answer
- Three-domain system
- Five-kingdom system
- Phylogenetic system
What this set covers
Naming and grouping organisms is the theme: binomial names, Linnaeus and Woese, the three domains, taxonomic ranks from domain to genus, the main kingdoms, vertebrate and arthropod groups, dichotomous keys and phylogenetic trees.
- Common mix-up
- Students often mix up insects and arachnids, and the two parts of a binomial name: insects have six legs and three body sections, and only the genus takes a capital letter.
- Review tip
- Write the ranks from domain down to species in order, then classify a human and a lion by filling in each rank and writing their binomial names correctly.
All 20 questions and answers
Naming system that gives each species a two-part Latin name?
Answer: Binomial system
Swedish scientist who introduced two-part scientific names?
Answer: Carl Linnaeus
Scientist who proposed the three-domain system using RNA evidence?
Answer: Carl Woese
Domain that contains animals, plants and fungi?
Answer: Eukarya
Domain of prokaryotes, many living in extreme environments such as hot springs?
Answer: Archaea
Largest taxonomic rank, above kingdom?
Answer: Domain
Taxonomic rank directly below kingdom?
Answer: Phylum
Taxonomic rank directly above species?
Answer: Genus
In the scientific name of humans, which word is the genus?
Answer: Homo
In a scientific name such as Panthera leo, which part starts with a capital letter?
Answer: Genus only
Kingdom of organisms with chitin cell walls that feed by extracellular digestion?
Answer: Fungi
Kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotes such as Amoeba?
Answer: Protoctista
Animals with a backbone?
Answer: Vertebrates
Vertebrate class with feathers and a beak?
Answer: Birds
Vertebrates with moist skin whose larvae live in water and adults can live on land?
Answer: Amphibians
Vertebrates with dry, scaly skin that lay leathery-shelled eggs on land?
Answer: Reptiles
Arthropods with six legs and three body sections?
Answer: Insects
Arthropods with eight legs and two body sections?
Answer: Arachnids
Identification tool made of pairs of contrasting statements?
Answer: Dichotomous key
Branching diagram showing how species are related by common ancestry?
Answer: Phylogenetic tree
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options were written for that question.