1. True or False - An organism may have the same common names that remain the same from area to area and language to language.
2. True or False - Scientists try to organize living things into groups that have biologic significance.
3. True or False - In binomial nomenclature, each species is assigned a single scientific name.
4. True or False - In the name Ursus maritimus, the first term of the name refers to the genus.
5. True or False - Linnaeus's system of classification uses 5 taxonomic categories.
6. True or False - Scientists often look for similar genes in similar organisms.
7. True or False - Evidence shows that the same gene that codes for a particular protein in human muscle also codes for that protein in yeasts, indicating they are the same species.
8. True or False - The kingdom Eubacteria contains the same organisms as the domain Bacteria.
9. Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms:
10. Scientists assign each kind of organism a universally accepted name in the system known as:
11. For many species, there are often regional differences in their:
12. In taxonomy, a group at any level of organization is referred to as a:
13. In the scientific version of a species name, which of the names is capitalized?
14. The second part of a scientific name is unique to each:
15. Animals that are warm-blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped in the class:
16. All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are:
17. Which of the kingdoms in the six-kingdom system of classification was once grouped with plants?
18. Sometimes, organisms that are not closely related look similar because of:
19. The animals Panthera leo (lion) and _____ tigris (tiger) belong to the same genus.
20. Fill in the blank: The domain _____ is composed of the kingdom Eubacteria.
21. Fill in the blank: The use of a two-part scientific name for organisms is called _____ nomenclature.
22. Fill in the blank: In Linnaeus's system of classification, the two smallest categories are genus and _____.
23. Fill in the blank: The domain _____ contains plants, fungi, protists, and animals
24. Fill in the blank: In taxonomy, the class Mammalia is grouped with the classes Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, and several classes of fishes into the phylum _____.
25. Fill in the blank: The most general and largest category in Linnaeus's system is the:
What is the scientific name for humans?