Classification Review Worksheet
CLASSIFICATION: Fill in the correct levels of classification in order from the largest to the smallest in the
pyramid below.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
1. What two levels of classification make up the scientific name?
Genus and Species make up the scientific name.
2. What phylum do animals with backbones belong to?
Animals with backbones belong to the phylum called Chordata..
3. What language is the scientific name written in?
The scientific name is written in Latin.
4. What is the genus name of the animal listed: Canis familiaris
The genus name of Canis familiaris is also known as the domesticated dog.
5. What is the species name of the animal listed: Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes is also known as the species name of the fox. To be more specific, the
red fox.
6. Who is known as the father of taxonomy?
The father of taxonomy is known as Carl Linnaeus.
7. What is the science of grouping or organizing things?
The science of grouping/organizing things is called Taxonomy.
8. How are plants and fungi similar? How are they different?
Plants are able to create their own food via photosynthesis, while fungi is not able to
and instead absorbs its nutrition. Plants and fungi also store their food in different
places. (Plants store their food in a type of starch, while fungi store their food in a
form of glycogen.) Their physical traits also differ as plants have roots, leaves and
stems, while fungi do not possess any of those characteristics. Both plants and fungi
are multicellular organisms, which also have a nuclear envelope.
Use the following key to identify the order of the listed insects below.
House Fly
Grasshopper
Ladybug
Dragonfly
Order Diptera
Order Orthoptera
Order
Coleoptera
Order Odonta
1a. wings covered by an exoskeleton (go to step 2)
1b. wings not covered by an exoskeleton (go to step 3)
2a. body has a round shape (Coleoptera)
2b. body has an elongated shape (Orthoptera)
3a. wings point out from the side of the body (Odonta)
3b. wings point to the posterior of the body (Diptera)
6. What are the five kingdoms of life? (in order of most to least complex)
The five kingdoms organized from the most complex to least complex are as follows:
animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, monera.
7. What kingdom do the following organisms belong to?
A = Animal
F = Fungus
F
A
P = Plant
Athletes foot
Coyote
M = Moneran R = Protist
A
F
Human
Toadstool
P
M
F
Hemlock Tree
Cyanobacteria
Puffball
R
R
P
Euglena
Amoeba
Mountain Laurel
8 Determine if the items listed below are living or non-living.
Living
Non-living
Living
Living
Non-living
Tree
Car
Cat
Dog
Wooden Desk
Non-living
Living
Living
Non-living
Living
9. What is the scientific name for humans?
The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
Computer
Mushroom
Yeast
Telephone
Sea anemone