Chapter 2

Question 1

How many levels are in the modern classification system?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

arranging things into groups is called?

Answer 2

classification

Question 3

How many names are in a scientific name?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Who invented the modern classification system?

Answer 4

Carlos Linnaeus

Question 5

Which group is the largest classification level?

Answer 5

Kingdom

Question 6

Name the classification levels in order

Answer 6

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 7

Is a scientific name or a common name more accurate?

Answer 7

Scientific names are more accurate

Question 8

an idea developed from God’s command to living things

Answer 8

biblical kind

Question 9

phrase used by evolutionists to indicate relationships

Answer 9

a common ancestor

Question 10

We have about how many different living organisms on earth?

Answer 10

two million

Question 11

The classification system in use today is based on?

Answer 11

physical characteristics

Question 12

What did God command all living things to do?

Answer 12

reproduce after their kind

Question 13

What happens if a scientific name is wrong?

Answer 13

It can be changed

Question 14

what kingdom are mushrooms and molds found in?

Answer 14

Fungi

Question 15

What kingdom are zebras and bears found in?

Answer 15

Animalia

Question 16

What is the process of making observations of some individuals in a group to draw conclusions about all individuals in that group?

Answer 16

generalization

Question 17

Which of the following does not belong with the other three? two-part (binomial) name Latinized form scientific method italics

Answer 17

scientific method (the rest are rules for a scientific name)

Question 18

Today, the okapi is classified into the same family as the

Answer 18

giraffe

Question 19

According to many evolutionists, the ancient ancestors of whales

Answer 19

were large, wolflike mammals

Question 20

which group is the next to smallest classification level?

Answer 20

genus

Question 21

buffalo is an example of what kind of name?

Answer 21

common name

Question 22

what kind of name is used for accuracy?

Answer 22

scientific name

Question 23

a phrase used by evolutionists to indicate relationship

Answer 23

common ancestor

Question 24

idea developed from God’s command to living things

Answer 24

biblical kind

Question 25

*kingdom* is to *phylum* as ___________ is to *genus*

Answer 25

family

Question 26

the first name in a scientific name, the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, is always capitalized, but the second name is not capitalized

Answer 26

genus

Question 27

dogs and coyotes are different species, but since they can mate and reproduce offspring that can reproduce, they are of the same

Answer 27

biblical kind

Question 28

Why is it sometimes necessary for scientists to change the scientific name of an organism?

Answer 28

if mistakes are made or new data indicate a better classification, it may be necessary to change the scientific name of an organism

Question 29

Why would a Christian object to calling humans mammals?

Answer 29

God made humans separate and distinct from all other creatures

Question 30

What are the next four levels, from largest to smallest, that come below phylum?

Answer 30

class, order, family, genus

Question 31

Can an organism be classified in more than one genus?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

Reptiles all belong to the same class, Reptilia (yes or no)

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

*Pinus strobus* (the eastern white pine) and *Pinus virginiana* (the Virginia pine) are both in the same genus (yes or no)

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

*Equus caballus* (the horse) and *Equus grevyi* (a type of zebra) are both in the same species (yes or no)

Answer 34

No

Question 35

At one time, people believed that the biblical kind was the same as he genus level of our classification system (yes or no)

Answer 35

No

Question 36

Do organisms reproduce after their own kind?

Answer 36

Yes