Classification Of Living Organisms! Trivia Questions Quiz
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This is a quiz for middle school science students on the classification of living organisms.
- 1.Approximately how many living organisms have been identified on the planet?
- A.
1.5 million
- B.
2.0 million
- C.
2.5 million
- D.
3.0 million
- 2.The process of grouping things based on their similarities (shared characteristics) is called
- A.
Taxidermy
- B.
Taxonomy
- C.
Pachidermy
- D.
Taxis
- 3.The first person to have created a classification system for living organisms was
- A.
Carolus Linneaus
- B.
Leonardo Da Vinci
- C.
Pliny the Elder
- D.
Aristotle
- 4.The correct term for a "two-part naming system" is
- A.
Taxonomy
- B.
Binomial nomenclature
- C.
Genus and species
- D.
Latinized words
- 5.Which of the following is the correct scientific name for a house cat?
- A.
Felis domesticus
- B.
Felis Domesticus
- C.
Felis Domesticus
- D.
Felis domesticus
- 6.The scientific name for a muskox (a very hairy buffalo-looking creature from the high Arctic) is Ovibos moschatus. The genus is which part of the name?
- A.
Ovibos
- B.
Moschatus
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 7.Which of the following people gave us the classification system that we still use today?
- A.
Carolus Linneaus
- B.
Leonardo Da Vinci
- C.
Pliny the Elder
- D.
Aristotle
- 8.Which part of a scientific name can be descriptive (color, where it is found, etc)?
- A.
The genus
- B.
The species
- C.
They both can
- D.
Neither - scientists aren't supposed to do that!
- 9.With the earliest classification system organisms were classified into which of the following groups?
- A.
If they flew or not
- B.
If they flew or were in water
- C.
If they flew or were in water or were on land
- D.
If they flew or were in water or were in land (walk, run, or crawl)
- 10.What is the current record of the Buffalo Sabres?
- A.
7-3-1
- B.
3-7-2
- C.
7-2-3
- D.
3-2-7
- 11.The correct sequence for the seven levels of classification is
- A.
Kingdom Phylum Order Class Family Genus Species
- B.
Kingdom Phylum Family Class Order Genus Species
- C.
Kingdom Class Family Phylum Order Genus Species
- D.
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
- 12.Which level of Classification is the most general (or most broad) category?
- A.
Kingdom
- B.
Genus
- C.
Phylum
- D.
Order
- 13.
- A.
Ursidae
- B.
Carnivora
- C.
Chordata
- D.
Americanus
- 14.Which of the following is the correct scientific name for a red-backed vole?
- A.
Canis latrans
- B.
Microtus pennsylvanicus
- C.
Somateria fischeri
- D.
Clethrionomys rutilus
- 15.In a classification system, organisms are classified based on
- A.
Similar behaviors
- B.
Similar morphology
- C.
Similar ancestry
- D.
All of the above
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