Classification Quiz
Short Answer Questions
1. The science of classification is called .....
2. The classification system that was used up until the 1700's was developed by ....
3. The author of the modern classification system was .....
4. The system of using two words, the genus and species, as the scientific name is called ....
5. Scientific names are always written in what language?
6. The smallest and most similar group in the Linnaean system is the .....
7. The largest grouping in the classification system is the ....
8. A _______ is a group of organisms that have similar structure, and can mate and produce fertile offspring.
9. Scientific names should either be written in italics or __________
10. A smaller division of a kingdom is a ________
11. Similar classes may be grouped together to form a ________
12. Similar families may be grouped together to form a/an _______
13. The group that is always used as the first word in a scientific name is the _____
14. The scientific name for man is ____________
15. Although horses and donkeys are similar, they cannot produce fertile offspring. Therefore they cannot be the same ______
16. The offspring of a horse and a donkey is called a _______
17. A cross between a cow and a water buffalo produces an infertile offspring called a beefalo. Such an organism produced by a cross between two different species is called a ______
18. The organisms Quercus alba and Quercus phellos both belong to the same group called the _______
19. Members of a species that are significantly different in some way may be called _________
20. Varieties that are separated geographically from each other may be called _______
21. There are many types of dogs, all of which belong to the same ______, Canis familiaris.
22. Each different type of dog is usually referred to as a __________
23. The scientific name of the wolf is ________
24. Which would be more closely related to the domestic dog, Canis familiaris? Would it be the coyote (Canis latrans) or the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)?
25. The plural of the group genus is __________
26. In the plants and fungi the group __________ is used instead of phylum.