Classification Test Review

Any change in the environment that causes an organism to react is called a _____________.

• growth
• development
• response
• stimulus

Most scientists support a ____________ kingdom system.

• three
• five
• seven
• nine

In the plant kingdom, phyla are sometimes referred to as  ________________. 

• divisions
• groups
• sections
• categories

Why did scientists come up with a classification system? 

• To make it harder to group organisms.
• To show that there are only a few important organisms.
• To help make it easier to find and share information.
• Scientists still haven't come up with a system.

Which of the following groups is the biggest and most general? 

• phylum
• species
• genus 
• kingdom

The more classification levels an organism shares with another organism, the more_____________________. 

• different they are
• time they spend together
• alike they are
• years they will live

Which characteristic of living things does the picture represent?

• Living things take in and use resources for energy.
• Living things respond to stimuli.
• Living things grow and develop.
• Living things reproduce

Which of the following has the levels of classification in the correct order? 

• Kingdom, phylum, order, class, genus, family, species
• Kingdom, order, phylum, class, family, genus, species
• Kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

The _________________ level of classification consists of all the same type which are able to breed and produce young of the same kind. 

• species
• genus
• phulum
• kingdom

The ______________________ is used as the first word in an organism’s scientific name.

• species
• genus
• phylum
• kingdom