Levels of Classification
Biology ⇒ Biological Classification
Levels of Classification starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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Explain the difference between 'Genus' and 'Species' in classification.
Explain why classification is important in biology.
List the seven main levels of classification in order from largest to smallest.
What is the lowest (most specific) level of classification?
What is the main difference between 'Class' and 'Order' in biological classification?
What is the main purpose of biological classification?
Which level of classification comes immediately above 'Genus'?
Which level of classification is broader than 'Order' but narrower than 'Phylum'?
Which level of classification comes directly below 'Order'?
(1) Family
(2) Genus
(3) Class
(4) Species
Which of the following is NOT a level of classification?
(1) Kingdom
(2) Phylum
(3) Order
(4) Division
(5) Section
Which of the following is the correct order from most general to most specific?
(1) Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
(2) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(3) Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(4) Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Which of the following is the correct order of classification for a frog?
(1) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(2) Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(3) Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
(4) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
Fill in the blank: Humans belong to the genus __________.
Fill in the blank: The broadest level of classification is the __________.
Fill in the blank: The classification level that groups together similar species is called __________.
Fill in the blank: The level of classification that comes directly above 'Order' is __________.
True or False: All organisms in the same order must also be in the same class.
True or False: Organisms in the same species can usually interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
True or False: The family Felidae includes both lions and domestic cats.
True or False: The genus name is always written with a capital letter.
