Classification and Taxonomy Quiz

Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?

• dog and tapeworm
• tapeworm and bacteria
• mushroom and tree
• ameba and bacteria

Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are

• mutlicellular and heterotrophic
• multicellular and autotrophic
• unicellular and autotrophic
• unicellular and autotrophic

Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms? 

• class
• order
• phylum
• family

A scientific name contains information about its

• family and species
• genus and species
• phylum and order
• class and family
  

What do plants and animals have in common? 

• both are heterotrophic
• both are autotrophic
• both are prokaryotic
• both are eukaryotic
  

 The current classification system was devised by

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Linneaus
• Darwin

Instead of phylum, plants use which category?

• division
• subspecies
• class
• subkingdom

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

Which kingdom contains "extremophiles"?

• eubacteria
• archaebacteria
• fungi
• protista

A dichotomous key is used to

• locate an organism
• identify an organism
• divide a kingdom
• interbreed species