Taxonomic Categories Quiz

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Which category is the highest in the classification system of animals?

  • Phyla
  • Division
  • Species
  • Kingdom Animalia (correct)

What is the highest category in the classification system of plants?

  • Division (correct)
  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Species
  • Phyla

What are the two groups referred to as in the text?

  • Animal and Plant Kingdoms (correct)
  • Phyla and Divisions
  • Animal and Plantae
  • Species and Kingdoms

What is the basis of arrangement as we go higher from species to kingdom?

<p>Number of common characteristics decreases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level as the category gets higher?

<p>It becomes more complex (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the problem that arises as the classification becomes more complex?

<p>Difficulty in determining relationships (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category has the most characteristics shared within the members of the taxon?

<p>Species (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do taxonomists develop to facilitate more sound and scientific placement of various taxa?

<p>Sub-categories (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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