Glencoe Biology

Section 1: The History of Classification

Self-Check Quizzes

1
All organisms are grouped into ____ which range in specificity of criteria.
A)taxa
B)bio categories
C)twenty kingdoms
D)two main genera
2
What is the second name in binomial nomenclature?
A)genus
B)epithet
C)phylum
D)kingdom
3
What does this indicate regarding the classification of American and Asiatic black bears?

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A)They are different species but have no domain classification.
B)They are a different species and different class.
C)They are the same species but different phylum.
D)They are different species but the same class.
4
Which of these was a feature of Aristotle's classification system?
A)emphasized evolutionary changes
B)divided organisms into plants and animals
C)borrowed from Darwin's theories
D)accounted for evolutionary relationships
5
What is the broadest of all the taxa categories?
A)phylum
B)kingdom
C)domain
D)order
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