1. What Swedish botanist proposed the basic system of classification that is still used today?
2. (True or False) Based on the group into which an organism is placed, you can list some general characteristics of that organism.
3. A phylum is divided into groups called _________?
4. At what level of classification are both the sponge and the alligator together?
5. The main feature that allows the different classes of vertebrates to be separated is their ________?
6. (True or False) Two different kinds of animals cannot share the same scientific name.
7. Besides the species, what other level of classification is found in every scientific name?
8. What language form are all scientific names written in?
9. (True or False) Once assigned, a scientific name can never be changed.
10. (True or False) Organisms that have similar characteristics are related.
1. Carolus Linnaeus 2. true 3. classes 4. kingdom 5. body covering
6. true 7. genus 8. Latin 9. false 10. false