Taxonomy Worksheet 1
1. What is a species?
2. Define taxonomy.
3. What is binomial nomenclature?
4. Write your first and last name.
5. If your name were a scientific name, which part would be the genus?
6. Which part would be the species identifier?
7. Now write your name as a scientific name.
8. Number the major classification groups (taxa) in order from the most specific (1) to the least specific (7).
___class ___family ___genus ___kingdom
___order ___phylum ___species
9. Create a mnemonic device for the different classification levels. For example: King Peter Came Over For Good Soup (you need to create your own)
Circle the scientific name that is LEAST like the other 2.
10. Canis familiaris Canis lupis Felis domesticus
11. Felis domesticus Mus domesticus Felis concolor
12. Acer rubrum Acer saccarum Reseda odorata
|Kingdom |Animalia |Animalia |Animalia |Animalia |
|Phylum |Chordata |Chordata |Chordata |Chordata |
|Class |Mammalia |Mammalia |Mammalia |Mammalia |
|Order |Cetacea |Carnivora |Carnivora |Carnivora |
|Family |Mysticeti |Mustelidae |Felidae |Felidae |
|Genus |Balaenoptora |Mustela |Felis |Felis |
|Species |B. physalus |M. furo |F. domesticus |F. rufus |
|Common Name |Blue Whale |Ferret |Domestic cat |Bobcat |
21. How does the table indicate that a cat is more closely related to a bobcat than a ferret?
23. Which two animals are most closely related? Explain.
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