Classification Review

The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) and the African elephant (Loxodanta africana) are related how?

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom in the domain Eukarya

Several different classes make up a...

Why has the number of kingdoms and domains increased since Linnaeus' time?

In Linnaeus's day there were _________ taxa; now there are _______.

The most specific taxa shared by the human and the ostrich is..

According to the cladogram what is the major distinction between sharks and ray-finned fish?

Which phylum do birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish belong to?

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom in the domain Eukarya?

The wolf (Canis lupus) and the coyote (Canis latrans) are related how?

What must be true based on the cladogram below?

When is your quiz on classification?

Who is considered the father of taxonomy?

A new unicellular organism takes in nutrients from its environment and has no cell nucleus. Its kingdom is...

Earthworms and Siberian tigers are members of the same _____________.

How are organism's like palm trees and polar bears are related?

What characteristic separates opisthokonts from green plants?

What is the major difference between the kingdom fungi and the kingdom plantae?

Domain, kingdom, phylum,order, family genus, species. What is missing?

The domain that contains organisms made up of cells that contain a nucleus is...

The mammoth, Asian elephant and African elephant are considered a...

Two organisms that are closely related will have?

In evolutionary classification, a monophyletic group includes one

Which would be the correct way to write the genus and species name of the northern red oak?

Taxonomy is...

The husky (Canis lupus familiaris) and the German Shepherd (Canis lupus familiaris) are related how?

In our current naming system each species is assigned a two part name consisting of their _________ & __________

Which of these form a valid CLADE?

The system of naming we use today is....

The broadest of all the taxa is the _________ and there are ________ of them.

Which of the following would constitute a clade?

The class mammalia is part of what kingdom?

What taxa comes between phylum and order?

Linneaus's system of naming organisms is called

Orcinus orca is the scientific name of the killer whale. What is the species name?