Taxonomy

Question 1

What is taxonomy?

Answer 1

It is the science of CLASSIFYING organisms and ORGANIZING them according to similarities

Question 2

What is the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

Answer 2

VERTEBRATES have a BACKBONE while INVERTEBRATES DO NOT

Question 3

What are the 5 types of VERTEBRATES?

Answer 3

Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Fish
Amphibians

Question 4

What are the main CHARACTERISTICS of MAMMALS?

Answer 4

Hair
Produce milk
NO EGGS

Question 5

What are the main CHARACTERISTICS of REPTILES?

Answer 5

Scales
Cold-Blooded
Eggs

Question 6

What are the main CHARACTERISTICS of BIRDS?

Answer 6

Feathers
Beaks
Eggs

Question 7

What are the main CHARACTERISTICS of FISH?

Answer 7

Gills

Fins

Question 8

What are the main CHARACTERISTICS of AMPHIBIAN?

Answer 8

Cold-Blooded
Slimy
Eggs
Live in water and land

Question 9

What are the 8 LEVELS of taxonomy?

Answer 9

DOMAIN
KINGDOM
PHYLUM
CLASS
ORDER
FAMILY
GENUS
SPECIES

Question 10

Level of taxonomy which is also called a SUPERKINGDOM and is the HIGHEST taxonomic rank.

Answer 10

Domain

Question 11

How many domains exist?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Level of taxonomy that is the most BASIC classification of organisms

Answer 12

Kingdom

Question 13

Level of taxonomy where there is SHARING of COMMON characteristics and is said that organisms RELATE to each other.

Answer 13

Families

Question 14

Level of taxonomy which describes the GENERIC NAME for an organism

Answer 14

Genus

Question 15

Level of taxonomy that is the LOWEST and most STRICT

Answer 15

Species