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| In classification, the taxonomy category above class is called ______. | phylum |
| The _____ is the chronicle of evolution over millions of years of geological time engraved in the order in which fossils appear in rock strata. | fossil record |
| In classification, the taxonomic category above genus is called _____. | family |
| In classification, the taxonomic category above family is called _____. | order |
| A taxonomic category above the species level, designated by the first word of a species' binomial scientific Latin name. | genus |
| In classification, the taxonomic category above order is called _____. | class |
| The taxonomic category above the kingdom level is called _____. | domain |
| When writing a scientific name, what is capitalized and what font style is used? | Only the first letter of the genus name is capitalized. Italics are used for all letters. |
| The scientific name is composed of the organisms ______ name and _____ name. | genus and species name |
| Felis catus and Felis concolour belong to the same ____. | They belong to the same genus, but not species. Since they belong to the same genus, they automatically belong to the same family, order, class, phylum, kingdom and domain also. |
| Put the following terms in order from largest group to smallest as far as the number of species that belong to each: Class, Domain, Family, Genus, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Species, | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (Remember the phrase, "Did King Phillips court order fresh grilled salmon?" |
| A genus is composed of a number of related ____. | species |
| Cat is a _______ name that is different from country to country or language to language but Felis catus is a _______ name that is used by all scientists throughout the world. | common, scientific |
| What genus does Ursus maritimus belong in? | Ursus (the first part of a scientific name is always the name of the genus to which the organism belongs) |
| Homo sapien belongs to which species? | sapien (the second name of the scientific name is always the species name to which the organism belongs) |
| The animals Panthera leo (lion) and _____ tigris (tiger) belong to the same genus. | Panthera |
| A ____ is a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships based on derived characteristics. | cladogram,  |
| The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life is called _____. | taxonomy |
| The second broadest taxonomic category after domain is called _____. | kingdom |
