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General Science Review 11.2
Test Description: Classifying Organisms
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1) Scientists ______________ organisms so _______________________
A
classify; the organisms have proper names
B
taxonomize; the organisms have proper names
C
taxonomize; the organisms are easier to study
D
classify; the organisms are easier to study
2) How many levels of classification are there?
A
7
B
8
C
5
D
6
3) Binomial nomenclature is not
A
unique
B
a 3 part name
C
Linnaes' naming system
D
a scientific name
4) In binomial nomenclature an organisms __________ comes first
A
family
B
genus
C
species
D
order
5) a ___________ is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
A
species
B
order
C
family
D
genus
6) What is the scientific study of how organisms are classified?
A
classification
B
observation
C
nomenclature
D
taxonomy
7) What tool is useful to identify organisms?
A
classification
B
taxonomy
C
taxonomic keys
D
classification keys
8) ____________ is the process by which species gradually change over time
A
overpopulation
B
evolution
C
segregation
D
natural selection
9) What species would be classified more closely together?
A
species with more shared characteristics
B
species with differing evolutionary histories
C
2 of the choices
D
species with similar evolutionary histories
10) What might prompt scientists to change the way they classify organisms?
A
none of the choices
B
studying the chemical makeup of organisms
C
2 of the choices
D
finding an organism that doesn't fit in any of the categories
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