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Which level of classification is the broadest and includes the most amount of organisms?
a) kingdom
b) family
c) genus
d) species

Which level of classification includes organisms that are most closely related?
a) species
b) family
c) genus
d) kingdom

An organisms scientific name is name using the...
a) kingdom and species
b) family and order
c) phylum and genus
d) genus and species

The scientific name is always formatted how?
a) written in italics (slanted font)
b) genus first, then species second
c) First word is capital and the second is lowercase
d) all of these are correct

Which of the following would be most closely related to the Canis familiaris?
a) Canis lupus
b) Felis leo
c) Homo sapiens
d) Scientifica familiaris

The study of classifying living organisms based on their similar structures is called..
a) reproduction
b) development
c) biology
d) taxonomy

What is a genus divided into?
a) species
b) kingdom
c) phylum
d) order

Organisms of the same species...
a) can produce young of the same kind
b) have very little similarities
c) belong to different genus'
d) belong to different kingdoms

King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti helps us remember...
a) the levels of classification
b) the 5 characteristics of all living things
c) how to simplify a math expression
d) whether an organisms is alive or dead

Who is known as the father of modern taxonomy?
a) Megan Larwood
b) Bill Nye the Science Guy
c) Carl Linneaus
d) Albert Einstein

The system used to name organisms is called...
a) binomial nomaclature
b) polynomial expression
c) bilateral symmetry
d) bipedal locomotion

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