Classification Quiz

A scientific name consists of 

• Genus and Order
• Genus and Domain
• Genus and species
• Kingdon and Phylum

Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?

• Eukaryotes
• Prokaryotes
• Multi-cellular

What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?

• archea
• animalia
• plantae
• protista

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

• 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 science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

• Eukaryotes

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

• Prokaryotes

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion
• Wind Scorpion
• Daddy long legs
• Scorpion

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

• Canis

• lupus

How many Domains are there?
Name them:

• 3; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
• 2; Bacteria, Eukarya
• 1; Eukarya
• 3; Bacteria, Eukarya, Protists