Classification and Speciation Quiz
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1. What is the correct order of the Linnaean classification hierarchy from broadest to narrowest?
- A. Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
- B. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
- C. Phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species
- D. Genus, species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family
2. What naming system uses genus and species together?
- A. Trinomial system
- B. Binomial system
- C. Linnaean domain
- D. Taxonomic code
3. Who developed the three-domain classification system?
- A. Charles Darwin
- B. Carl Woese
- C. Alfred Wallace
- D. Gregor Mendel
4. Which domain includes bacteria that often live in extreme environments?
- A. Bacteria
- B. Eukaryota
- C. Archaea
- D. Protista
5. Two populations of the same species become geographically separated for many generations. Eventually, individuals from the two populations can no longer produce fertile offspring together. What has occurred?
- A. Natural selection only
- B. Speciation — they are now two separate species
- C. Classification change
- D. A mutation in a single individual