Classification levels and scientific (binomial) names
8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS4-2 · England: GCSE Biology: Classification of living organisms
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Question 1
Which two organisms are most closely related? Quercus ilex, Fagus sylvatica, Pinus sylvestris, Quercus robur
- A. Pinus sylvestris + Fagus sylvatica
- B. Quercus ilex + Fagus sylvatica
- C. Quercus robur + Pinus sylvestris
- D. Quercus robur + Quercus ilex
Question 2
Who devised the system of two-part names for living things?
- A. Louis Pasteur
- B. Gregor Mendel
- C. Charles Darwin
- D. Carl Linnaeus
Question 3
Which two organisms are most closely related? Canis lupus, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Ursus arctos, Ursus maritimus
- A. Ursus maritimus + Canis lupus
- B. Ailuropoda melanoleuca + Canis lupus
- C. Ursus arctos + Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- D. Ursus maritimus + Ursus arctos
Question 4
Lions (Panthera leo) and leopards (Panthera pardus) are in the same genus. Which other level must they also share?
- A. nothing else
- B. species
- C. family
- D. only the kingdom, nothing in between
Question 5
Which two organisms are most closely related? Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Ursus maritimus, Ursus arctos, Canis lupus
- A. Ursus arctos + Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- B. Ursus maritimus + Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- C. Ursus maritimus + Ursus arctos
- D. Ursus arctos + Canis lupus
Question 6
Who devised the system of two-part names for living things?
- A. Louis Pasteur
- B. Gregor Mendel
- C. Charles Darwin
- D. Carl Linnaeus
Question 7
Which two organisms are most closely related? Vulpes vulpes, Canis latrans, Canis lupus, Ursus arctos
- A. Canis latrans + Vulpes vulpes
- B. Vulpes vulpes + Ursus arctos
- C. Canis lupus + Canis latrans
- D. Canis lupus + Ursus arctos
Question 8
Who devised the system of two-part names for living things?
- A. Gregor Mendel
- B. Louis Pasteur
- C. Charles Darwin
- D. Carl Linnaeus
Question 9
Which two organisms are most closely related? Panthera leo, Canis lupus, Panthera tigris, Felis catus
- A. Panthera leo + Felis catus
- B. Panthera leo + Panthera tigris
- C. Panthera tigris + Felis catus
- D. Felis catus + Canis lupus
Question 10
Why do scientists use Latin binomial names such as Homo sapiens?
- A. Common names are not allowed
- B. Latin names are shorter
- C. Only Latin speakers study biology
- D. Everyone in every country uses the same name for a species
Question 11
Which two organisms are most closely related? Ursus arctos, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Canis lupus, Ursus maritimus
- A. Ursus maritimus + Ursus arctos
- B. Ursus maritimus + Canis lupus
- C. Ailuropoda melanoleuca + Canis lupus
- D. Ursus arctos + Canis lupus
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