Name _____________________ Period___________

Taxonomy and Classification Practice

Part A: circle the scientific name or organism that is least like the other two.

1. Canis familiarisCanis lupisFelis domesticus

2. Felis domesticusMus domesticusFelis concolor

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Part B: Answer the following questions in the space provided.4. Number the eight major classification groups in order from the group that

contains the most closely related organisms (1) to the group with the least closely related organisms.

_____ Class _____Family _____Genus _____Kingdom

_____Order _____Phylum _____Species

5. The scientific name of a green frog is Rana clamitans. a. What Genus is the green frog in? _____________________________

b. What species is the green frog? ______________________________

6. Use the classification of organisms in Table 2 to answer questions A-C.

a. Compare the dog, the wolf, and the human. How many levels of

classification are the same? _______________________

b. Which organism is least closely related to the others?

______________________ Explain your answer.

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c. What is the binomial nomenclature name for humans? Make sure to

follow all of the rules when writing it out. __________________________

7. Use the classification of organisms in Table 3 to answer questions A-D.

a. In which class do each of the following organisms belong?

i. Aardwolf _________________________________

ii. Coyote ________________________________

iii. Blue Whale______________________________

b. Write the binomial nomenclature name for each of the organisms below.

i. Aardwolf _________________________________

ii. Grey Wolf ________________________________

iii. Blue Whale________________________________

iv. Red Wolf _________________________________

c. Which organism is least closely related to the others?

________________________ Explain your answer.

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d. Which organisms are most closely related to each other?

______________________ Explain your answer.

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8. Scientific names for organism use Latin or Greek prefixes and words to describe the characteristics of the organism. For example the Giant Panda’s scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca because leucos means white and melano means black

Use the prefixes below to create your own scientific names for the following organisms.

Blind Mole: Talpa _________________________ Latin and Greek words.acutus = sharp or pointedaustralis = southernborealis = northernleucos = white

Leopard Gecko: Eublepharis ______________________

Wild Cat: Felis ______________________________

American Crocodile: Crocodylus ________________________

Southern Right Whale: Eubalaena _________________________

Latin and Greek words.acutus = sharp or pointedaustralis = southernborealis = northernleucos = white