1. According to binomial nomenclature, which two taxons are used to represent the organism?

a. Kingdom and phylum

b. Class and order

c. Genus and species

d. Family and genus

2. What is the correct order for the taxons of life from most general to most specific?

a. Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, species, genus

b. Phylum, kingdom, class, order, genus, family, species

c. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

d. Class, phylum, order, kingdom, family, genus, species

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Linnaeus’s system for naming organisms?

a. Two part name

b. Multi part name describing several traits

c. Name that identifies the organism’s species

d. Name unique to a single species

4. In classifying organisms, orders are grouped together in

a. Classes

b. Phyla

c. Families

d. genera