Linnaean & Modern
Classification Challenge
• Directions: After each question, write
your answer on a separate sheet of
paper. You will be given about 30 seconds
per questions. The group with the most
correct answers will win.
1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species
name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature ,
write it’s scientific name.
2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7?
Hint: Think about what/how 1a. Organism w/ 2 or four functional legs…Go to 2
1 b. Organism without two or four legs…Go to 3
you are writing…
2a. Organism without wings…Canis familiaris
2b. Organism with wings…Passer domesticus
3a. Organism is unicellular…Go to 4
3b. Organism is multicelluar…Go to 5
4a. Organism swims freely in water…Balantidium sp.
4b. Organism anchored to substrate…Stentor sp.
5a. Organism is heterotrophic…Go to 6
5b. Organism is autotrphic…Go to 7
6a. Organism lives in oceans…Monodon monoceros
6b. Organism lives on land…Ophiophagus Hannah
7a. Organism is a tree…Pinus ponderosa
7b. Organism is an herb…Taraxicum officinale
3 of 11) Two part question:
a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes?
b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?
4 of 11) Place the seven levels of
organization (taxa) in order of largest to
smallest.
5 of 11) What are body structures with
similar structures yet different functions?
6 of 11) Two part question:
A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common?
B) How many traits do animals and plants share?
7 of 11) What kind of
evidence is this
cladogram based
on?
8 of 11) Two part question:
a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs?
b) What separates the lancelets from the other
organisms?
9 of 11) Which organism is most closely
related to humans?
Humans
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Homo
S = sapiens
Organism B
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Carnivora
F = Ursidae
G = Ursus
S = arctos
Organism A
Organism C
K = Animals
K = Animals
P = Chordata
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
C = Mammals
O = Cetacea
O = Primates
F = Delphinidae
F = Hominids
G = Orcinus
G = Panina
S = orca
S = pan
10 of 11) Which
object number is
pictured below?
Object 1
Object 2
Object 3
Object 4
Object 5
Object 6
Object 7
Object 8
Object 9
Object 10
Object 11
Object 12
11 of 11) In two different species, the
blastopore develops into the organisms’
mouth. What does this tell scientists about
these species relatedness?
Exchange
your
answers
1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species
name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature
write it’s scientific name.
capitalized
underlined
lowercase
V
2 of 11) What is
the scientific
name of organism
#7?
3 of 11) Two part question:
a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes?
b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?
4 of 11) Place the seven levels of
organization in order of largest to smallest.
5 of 11) What are body structures with
similar structures yet different functions?
6 of 11) Two part question:
A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common?
B) How many traits do animals and plants share?
7 of 11) What kind of
evidence is this
cladogram based
on?
8 of 11) Two part question:
a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs?
b) What separates the lancelets from the other
organisms?
9 of 11) Which organism is most closely
related to humans?
Humans
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Homo
S = sapiens
Organism B
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Carnivora
F = Ursidae
G = Ursus
S = arctos
Organism A
Organism C
K = Animals
K = Animals
P = Chordata
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
C = Mammals
O = Cetacea
O = Primates
F = Delphinidae
F = Hominids
G = Orcinus
G = Panina
S = orca
S = pan
10 of 11) Which
object number is
pictured below?
Object 1
Object 2
Object 3
Object 4
Object 5
Object 6
Object 7
Object 8
Object 9
Object 10
Object 11
Object 12
11 of 11) In two different species, the
blastopore develops into the organisms’
mouth. What does this tell scientists about
these species relatedness?