Scientific Naming and Classification Quiz
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What is the science of naming and grouping organisms called?

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Systematics (correct)
  • Taxonomy
  • Ecology
  • What is the naming system developed by Carolus Linnaeus called?

  • Linnaean classification
  • Genus-species system
  • Taxonomic hierarchy
  • Binomial nomenclature (correct)
  • What is the first part of a species' scientific name in binomial nomenclature?

  • Order
  • Class
  • Genus (correct)
  • Family
  • What is a group of similar genera called in the Linnaean classification system?

    <p>Family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe each of the ranking levels in the Linnaean classification system?

    <p>Taxon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the science of naming and grouping organisms called?

    <p>Systematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In binomial nomenclature, what does the first part of the scientific name refer to?

    <p>Genus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a group of similar genera called?

    <p>Family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the largest level of classification in Linnaeus’s system?

    <p>Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a group of similar families called?

    <p>Order</p> Signup and view all the answers

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