Unit 12 Classification Review Answers (8A,8B,8C)
1. Fill in the correct levels of classification in order from the largest to the smallest in the pyramid
below.
2. What two levels of classification make up the scientific name? Genus species
3. What is the scientific name for humans? Homo sapiens
4. What Kingdom do humans belong to? Animalia
5. What language is the scientific name written in? Latin
6. Why do scientists use an organized classification system? So scientists around the world, despite
language & cultural barriers, will be able to communicate precisely about the species they are
studying.
7. Circle the genus name of the animal listed: Canis familiaris
8. Circle the species name of the animal listed below: Vulpes vulpes
9. Who is known as the father of taxonomy? Carolus Linnaeus
10. Define taxonomy. the scientific system of naming and classifying organisms
11. How are plants and fungi similar? How are they different? Both are eukaryotic, have cell walls,
most are multicellular, & reproduce either asexually or sexually Plants have cell walls made of
cellulose & are autotrophs while fungi have cell walls made of chitin & are heterotrophs.
12. Circle the two organisms that are most closely related.
a. Ursus maritimis, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Ursus arctos
b. Bufo quercicus, Bufo terrestris, Acris crepitans
c. Sternotherus minor minor, Kinosternon baurii, Sternotherus odoratus
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CLASS
ORDER
FAMILY
GENUS
KINGDOM
DOMAIN
SPECIES
