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The science that specializes in the classification of organisms is:
a) anatomy
b) taxonomy
c) botany
d) paleontology

Soley from its name, you know that Porcellio scaber:
a) is a plant
b) is an animal
c) is in the genus Porcellio
d) is in the genus scaber

A useful classification system does NOT:
a) show relationships
b) reveal evolutionary trends
c) use different scientific names for the same organism
d) change the taxon of an organisms based on new data

In classifying organisms, orders are grouped together into:
a) classes
b) phyla
c) families
d) genera

The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus's taxonomic categories is the:
a) kingdom
b) order
c) phylum
d) species

A multicellular heterotroph whose cells lack cell walls is:
a) a protist
b) a virus
c) a plant
d) an animal

The process by which animals take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide is known as:
a) circulation
b) reproduction
c) respiration
d) response

Animals that have a backbone, also called a vertebral column, are known as:
a) vertebrates
b) prokaryotes
c) protostomes
d) invertebrates

Vertebrates make up ___% of the animal kingdom:
a) 95%
b) 75%
c) 25%
d) 5%

The second word of an organism's scientific name is the:
a) genus
b) species
c) class
d) order

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of animals?
a) the ability to make their own food
b) cells lacking cell wallks
c) eukaryotic cells
d)

Why do scientists use scientific names (instead of common names)?
a) Scientists around the world need a universal language.
b) Common names can be misleading.
c) Sometimes there is more than one common name for the same organism.
d) All of the above.

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