Classification Test Review

Question 1

What is Carl Linneaus famous for?

Answer 1

classifying living things using a taxonomy of his own creation and establishing scientific names using genus and species names.

Question 2

In which century did Carl Linneaus live?

Answer 2

18th century

Question 3

What is unique about Carl Linneaus’ naming system?

Answer 3

binomial nomenclature, or a “2 name naming” system

Question 4

What are the 7 taxonomies in order from highest to lowest?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is a consumer?

Answer 5

a living thing that eats other living things

Question 6

What is a producer?

Answer 6

a living thing that produces its own food

Question 7

What is a decomposer?

Answer 7

an organism that breaks down (eats) other dead organism

Question 8

What type of organisms have hair or fur, whose babies are born live, and feed on mother’s milk?

Answer 8

mammals

Question 9

What type of organisms have feathers, lays eggs, and sometimes flies?

Answer 9

birds

Question 10

What type of organisms can breathe underwater with gills, have scales, and are cold blooded

Answer 10

fish

Question 11

What type of organisms are cold-blooded, covered with dry. scaly skin, lay eggs, and use lungs to breathe.

Answer 11

reptiles

Question 12

What organisms lay eggs, have smooth (slimy) and moist skin, are cold-bloded, and breath using gills.

Answer 12

amphibians

Question 13

Name two mammals.

Answer 13

answers will vary

Question 14

Name two birds.

Answer 14

answers will vary

Question 15

Name two amphibians.

Answer 15

answers will vary

Question 16

Name three reptiles.

Answer 16

answers will vary

Question 17

Name two fish.

Answer 17

answers will vary

Question 18

What is a dichotomous key?

Answer 18

a method for classifying by which groups of organisms are divided into two groups, repeatedly.

Question 19

How many names are part of a scientific name?

Answer 19

two; genus and species

Question 20

What part of a scientific name is capitalized?

Answer 20

the genus name

Question 21

Besides capitalizing the first letter of the genus name, what else do you have to do when writing or typing scientific names?

Answer 21

Underline the names or use italics

Question 22

What taxa is higher than a kingdom?

Answer 22

a domain

Question 23

What taxonomy is just below the kingdom?

Answer 23

phylum

Question 24

What is the lowest level of taxonomy that is unique to only one organism?

Answer 24

species

Question 25

Which two taxas are used in a scientific name?

Answer 25

genus and species

Question 26

Say and spell the 7 taxas in order from highest to lowest.

Answer 26

k-i-n-g-d-o-m; p-h-y-l-u-m; c-l-a-s-s; o-r-d-e-r; f-a-m-i-l-y; g-e-n-u-s;
s-p-e-c-i-e-s

Question 27

What do the Latin words “Homo sapien” mean?

Answer 27

wise man

Question 28

What is a vertebrate?

Answer 28

an organism with a backbone or spine

Question 29

Are Homo sapiens vertebrates?

Answer 29

yes

Question 30

Name 5 types of vertebrates.

Answer 30

mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile

Question 31

What is an invertebrate?

Answer 31

a living organism without a backbone or spine

Question 32

Are all mammals vertebrates?

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

Are all vertebrates mammals?

Answer 33

no

Question 34

What country was Carl Linneaus from?

Answer 34

Sweden

Question 35

Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates in the world?

Answer 35

invertebrates