Classification Test Review

According to classification, if two organisms are in the same class, then they must be in the same kingdom and___________.

• family
• order
• phylum
• species

What is the largest natural population of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring?

• class
• family
• genus
• species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these groups includes organisms that are MOST closely related?

• class
• family
• genus
• species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Use the table to answer the question

The scientific name of animal #1 is _______

• Tortricidae archips

• Archips roxana

• Tortricidae roxana

• cannot be determined from the chart

Which is a shared characteristic of all animals?

• they are autotrophs
• they are vertebrates
• they are invertebrates
• they are heterotrophs

Which organism(s) in the chart is the most distantly related from the others?

• 1 and 3

• 2

• 4

• 3 and 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is true of the organism found at the base of a phylogenetic tree?

• This organism is the common ancestor of the other organisms in the tree.

• It is the simplest and least complex of all organisms on the tree

• This organism has nothing in common with the other organisms in the tree.

• This organism has only recently appeared in Earth's evolutionary history.

The kingdom, protista, includes______.

• most vital agents
• prokaryotic organisms
• yeasts and bread molds
• most single-celled eukaryotes

Provided is a dichotomous key for determining the kingdom of an organism.

In what kingdom would a multicellular organism be classified if it cannot make its own food and is not capable of movement?

• Eubacteria

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

Which kingdom includes autotrophic and heterotrophic unicellular and multi-cellular organisms?

• animalia
• fungi
• plantae
• protista