Introduction to Taxonomy

This worksheet introduces 7th-grade students to the basics of biological taxonomy, including classification hierarchies and binomial nomenclature.

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MS-LS4-2MS-LS1-4

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.

1. Which of the following is the broadest (most inclusive) classification rank in taxonomy?

Family

Genus

Kingdom

Species

2. The scientific name for an organism uses which two classification ranks?

Kingdom and Phylum

Class and Order

Genus and Species

Family and Genus

3. The science of classifying organisms is called .

4. A group of organisms that can reproduce with one another and produce fertile offspring is known as a .

5. Carolus Linnaeus developed the system of naming organisms called nomenclature.

6. All organisms within the same family belong to the same genus.

True

False

7. The more classification ranks two organisms share, the more closely related they are.

True

False

8. Why is it important for scientists to classify living organisms?

9. Arrange the following classification ranks from broadest to most specific: Family, Kingdom, Order, Species, Class, Phylum, Genus.

Use the diagram below to answer the following question.

10. Looking at the diagram, which level of classification contains the most different types of organisms?

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