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Which classification category contains the greatest number of different types of organisms?
a) a. genus
b) b. species
c) c. phylum
d) d. kingdom
The scientific name for the fruit fly is Drosophila melanogaster. The word Drosophila refers to the classification group
a) a. species
b) b. genus
c) c. phylum
d) d. kingdom
The field of biology that deals with classifying organisms is called
a) a. taxonomy.
b) b. classification.
c) c. hierarchy.
d) d. nomenclature.
Scientists assign each kind of organism a universally accepted name in the system known as
a) a. traditional classification
b) b. the tree domains
c) c. binomial nomenclature
d) d. cladistics
A dichotomous key is a tool used for identifying
a) a. birds only.
b) b. familiar organisms.
c) c. family trees.
d) d. unfamiliar organisms.
Two organisms in the same class but different orders will
a) a. be in different kingdoms.
b) b. be members of the same species.
c) c. be in the same phylum.
d) d. have the same genus name
The scientist that developed the naming system for classifying organisms was
a) a. Darwin.
b) b. Mendel.
c) c. Lamarck.
d) d. Linnaeus.
Evolutionary history of a species
a) Nomenclature
b) Phylogeny
c) Taxonomy
d) Cladistics
Naming of organisms using a universally accepted name
a) Nomanclature
b) Phylogeny
c) Taxonomy
d) Cladistics
Which level of taxonomic category indicates whether an organism has a nucleus?
a) a. Class
b) b. Domain
c) c. Family
d) d. Genus
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