Question

taxonomy practice
examine the table showing the classification of four organisms. then answer the questions.

taxon	green frog	mountain lion	domestic dog	human
phylum	chordata	chordata	chordata	chordata
class	amphibia	mammalia	mammalia	mammalia
order	anura	carnivora	carnivora	primates
family	ranidae	felidae	canidae	hominidae
genus	rana	felis	canis	homo
species	rana clamitans	felis concolor	canis familiaris	homo sapiens

1. which taxon includes the most specific characteristics?
2. which taxon includes the broadest characteristics?
3. which taxon includes more species, an order or a family?
4. which taxon includes only organisms that can successfully interbreed?
5. if two organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in common?
6. which two organisms in the chart are most closely related? explain.
7. to which same taxa do all four organisms belong?
8. which class does not include animals that have hair or fur?
9. what is the order, family, and genus of a human?
10. using the information in the chart, fill out the classification taxa of an organism with the scientific name rana temporaria?

kingdom	phylum	class	order	family	genus	species

Explanation:

Question 1

In biological classification, the species taxon is the most specific as it defines a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, with the most detailed characteristics.

Kingdom is the broadest taxonomic rank as it groups organisms into large categories (e.g., Animalia, Plantae) with the most general characteristics.

In the taxonomic hierarchy, order is a higher (more inclusive) rank than family. So an order includes more species than a family because a family is a subset of an order.

Answer:

Species

Question 2