Taxonomy & Organization of Life

Multiple Choice

Organs are made up of ________.

• tissues
• organ systems
• organisms
• species

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Tissues are made up of ________.

• organs
• organ systems
• organisms
• cells

Multiple Choice

The heart is an example of a(n) _________.

• Organ system
• Organ
• Organism
• Tissue

Multiple Choice

What is the correct ordering of life from smallest to largest?

• organism, organ, organ system, tissue

• organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

• All choices are correct

Multiple Choice

A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called an_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the basic unit of life in all living things?

• tissue
• organ
• cell
• atom

Multiple Choice

Cells --> Tissues --> _____ --> Organ system --> Organism

What goes in the blank?

• Organ

• Molecule

• Atom

• Plant

Multiple Choice

What do we call the groups in which we classify organisms?

• Categories

• Classes

• Sets

• Taxons

Multiple Choice

What organisms have a scientific name?

• Animals

• Eukaryotes

• All living things

• Animals and plants

Multiple Select

Why are scientific names important? (Select all that apply)

• They prevent confusion of which organism is being discussed

• They are dependent on the native language of the scientist

• There is only one scientific name per species

• They help indicate how organisms are related

Multiple Choice

Who created the system of Taxonomy?

• Albert Einstein

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

Multiple Choice

Binomial nomenclature means

• Latin naming system

• Two name naming system

• Special names naming system

Multiple Choice

The first word in the scientific name of an organism is its'

• Genus

• species

• Family

• Order

Multiple Choice

Aurelia aurita is the scientific name of a moon Jellyfish. The species name is?

• aurita

• Aurelia

• Moon

• Jellyfish

Multiple Choice

The LARGEST classification group (at the top) is:

• Very exclusive

• Very inclusive

• Very small

• Very specific

Multiple Choice

The smallest classification group consists of:

• Organisms that are very different

• Organisms that do not look the same

• Organisms that are very similar

Multiple Choice

What is the most specific taxonomy category?

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Species

• Order

Multiple Choice

What is the most exclusive taxon?

• Domain

• Family

• Species

• Order

Multiple Choice

What is the most inclusive taxon?

• Phylum

• Order

• Class

• Domain

Multiple Choice

Which taxon comes next? Domain... Kingdom... Phylum

• Order

• Genus

• Class

• Family

Multiple Choice

What kingdom would a human belong to?

• Plant

• Animalia

• Protist

• Fungi

Multiple Choice

What is a dichotomous key?

• A key that can be used to open doors but will mess up the door

• A dual key that can be used to answer all types of keys, but you have to get the right one to get it correct

• A tool that can't be used to identify things in a series of choices

• A tool that can be used to identify things in a series of choices

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?

• to find a common ancestor

• to show the evolution of organisms

• to show relationships between organisms

• to identify organisms

Multiple Choice

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

• physical features

• weather patterns

• environment

• diet

Multiple Choice

What is the name of bird Z?

• Certhidea
• Geospiza
• Camarhynchus
• Platyspiza