Taxonomy Review

The table below provides information about nutrition and cellular structure for organisms in different kingdoms.

What information best completes the table

• autotrophic, no, unicellular

• autotrophic, yes, multicellular

• heterotrophic, no, unicellular

• heterotrophic, yes, multicellular

Lobsters and spiders are both classified in the phylum Arthropoda. Lobsters and spiders are therefore also classified in the same -

• class.

• family.

• genus.

• kingdom.

The scientific name for the cougar is Puma concolor. Which of the following organisms is most closely related to the cougar?

• Corythaixoides concolor

• Lynx rufus

• Puma yagouaroundi

• Panthera tigris

A scientists discovered a new organism in some caves in Pennsylvania. The organism has the following characteristics:

1. It is multicellular.

2. Its cells lack cell walls

3. It is motile.

4. It is heterotrophic.

• Animalia

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

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

• kingdom and family.

• phylum and genus.

• kingdom and phylum.

• genus and species.

Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.

What is the Independent Variable in this experiment

• coconut juice

• 3 days

• appearance of the green slime

• shower

Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.

What is the Dependent Variable in this experiment

• Coconut juice

• 3 days

• Appearance of the green slime

• Shower

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are...

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

The scientific name for an organism includes which taxa

• class and family

• genus and species

• domain and kingdom

• kingdom and phylum

Which organism in the table shown is the most closely related to the chimpanzee?

• human

• grey wolf

• tiger snake

• monarch butterfly