Classification and Six Kingdoms Quiz

1.  The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is

• taxonomy
• classification
• life science
• biology

Carolus Linnaeus is known for

• founding the science of taxonomy
• discovering retractable claws
• identifying the characterisitcs of rare species
• discovering Tyrannosaurus rex

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom

• Animalia
• Protista
• Fungi
• Plantae

The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are

• domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species
• somain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is

• taxonomy
• life science
• organization
• classification

For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of two groups. What were the two groups?

• living and nonliving
• animals and flowers
• animals and plants
• microscopic and nonmicroscopic

What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order?

• how many birds migrate north to south
• the identity of an organism
• how long slime mold can live
• when a species first appeared on Earth

Euglena is a member of the kingdom  

• Protista
• Animalia
• Plantae 
• Fungi

The organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment?

• fungi
• animalia
• plantae
• protista

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its specific name?

• Felis
• house cat
• domesticus
• feline