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Honors Biology Topic #1: Taxonomy
1) What is taxonomy?
system of naming and classifying organisms
2) Name the eight levels of taxonomic categories, starting with the most general and ending with the
most specific.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
3) What are the names of the SIX kingdoms? Next to each one, write whether it is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic.
Name of Kingdom
Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?
Eubacteria
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Prokaryotic
Protista
Eukaryotic
Fungi
Eukaryotic
Plantae
Eukaryotic
Animalia
Eukaryotic
Phylum
4) A ______________________
is divided into several different classes.
Genus
5) Similar species are grouped into the same ________________________.
6) Why do organisms have scientific names?
So that scientists (or anyone) can communicate exactly what organism they are talking
about even if the person they are communicating with calls it something else (like if they
are speaking a different language).
7) What are the rules for writing a scientific name?
(1) has two parts, the first is the name of the genus and the second is a species identifier
(2) must be in latin or latin-sounding
(3) each species has a unique name (no two species have the exact same name)
8) When you hand write a scientific name, how do you format it? What about it you type it?
when handwriting a scientific name, it is underlined (if typing, italicize it)
9) Who was Carl Linneaus?
the scientist who came up with the current naming system scientists use today
10) What is binomial nomenclature?
the naming system that consists of a two-part scientific name for each organism
11) Identify each of the leaves below using the dichotomous key provided.
Jack Pine
White Pine
Buckeye
Maple
Horse Chestnut
Elm
White Oak
Pin Oak
Ginkgo
Hawthorne