Evolutionary Biology Taxonomy I: What's in a name? by Alfred L. Rosenberger, Ph.D. Reading Quiz Teach with this 1. Which branch of the Life Sciences is primarily concerned with the naming of species? taxonomy zoology synonomy phylogeny 2. Who wrote what we might call the "bible of taxonomy" in 1758? Aristotle I. Geoffroy Linnaeus Ray 3. The primary objective of our modern classification system is to accomplish which of the following conditions? a Latin-sounding name for each species a unique name for each species species names that describe the organism species names we can easily remember 4. Which one of the following scientists formally named the gorilla? Carolus Linnaeus Hanno of Carthage Isidore Geoffroy John Ray 5. Rather accurate, traditional, non-scientific biological knowledge can be found in allegorical classification. folk taxonomy. historical sagas. mythological anecdote. 6. Which one of the following pairs of historical figures contributed to the early development of taxonomy? Hanno and Cortes Linnaeus and Darwin Linnaeus and Ray Magellan and Theophrastus 7. Which pair of taxonomic terms or ranks are requirements for constructing a Linnaean name? Class and Phylum Family and Subfamily Genus and Species Kingdom and Legion 8. On what basis did Linnaeus group species in his classifications? their geographic origin their phylogenetic relationships their similarities and differences their taxonomy Score Quiz
