Quiz about Classification

Question 1

Which of these pairs of organisms are found in the same domain?

Accepted Answer

protists and fungi

Answer

plants and archaea

Answer

bacteria and protists

Answer

bacteria and archaea

Question 2

Organisms classified as fungi have unique characteristics. Which of the following

characteristics are found only in organisms classified in the kingdom fungi.

Accepted Answer

multicellular and externally absorbs nutrients

Answer

single cells without a nucleus

Answer

multicellular with chloroplasts

Answer

colonies of single, photosynthetic cells that reproduce asexually

Question 3

The list below describes an organism.

- Unicellular

- Prokaryotic

- Lives in very harsh environments

- Lacks peptidoglycan

Based on this list, in which kingdom should the organism be classified?

Accepted Answer

Archaebacteria

Answer

Eubacteria

Answer

Protista

Answer

Animalia

Question 4

According to the cladogram, which of the following organisms have fur?

Accepted Answer

Giant Panda

Answer

Sun Bear

Answer

Raccoon

Answer

Dog

Question 5

The Florida panther was once considered to be a subspecies of cougars. Current scientists, however, have studied the Florida panther and removed the subspecies classification. Which of the following would explain why the classification of the Florida panther changed?

Accepted Answer

New genetic evidence suggests a much closer relationship between the Florida panther

and other cougars.

Answer

Advanced technologies have shown a large difference in cell structure between the

Florida panther and other cougars

Answer

Study of their embryos shows major differences in the development of the Florida panther

fetus when compared to other cougars

Answer

Shared physiological features between the Florida panther and other cougars were also

found in newly discovered organisms in the world

Question 6

Scientists are studying the evolutionary history of a group of plants in the United States, and they developed an evolutionary tree, as shown below.

Which statement can be inferred from the evolutionary tree?

Accepted Answer

Species 5 is most closely related to Species 6

Answer

Species 1 is most closely related to Species 8

Answer

Species 2 is most closely related to Species 3

Answer

Species 3 is most closely related to Species 7

Question 7

Which domain would contain organisms that have membrane bound organelles?

Accepted Answer

Eukarya

Answer

Archaea

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Protista

Question 8

The figure below demonstrates the changes to our understanding of the scientific taxonomy for living organisms.

As technology became more advanced, what happened to the classification system?

Accepted Answer

Advances in DNA sequencing have allowed us to modify our classification systems over

time to include six kingdoms.

Answer

Advances in DNA sequencing have eliminated the original kingdoms from the Linnaean

system.

Answer

Advances in the microscope have allowed us to move from the six kingdom system to a

three kingdom system.

Answer

Advances in the microscope have allowed us to modify our classification system, and

create the kingdom animalia.

Question 9

The diagram below represents possible evolutionary pathways of certain organisms.

Which species is most closely related to species L?

Accepted Answer

species F

Answer

species G

Answer

species I

Answer

species E

Question 10

The image shows an insect called a Walnut Twig Beetle. Without a microscope, you

would not be able to see the hair like structures and texture of the beetle's exoskeleton.

Which microscope would have been used to take the image of the beetle?

Accepted Answer

dissecting microscope

Answer

compound microscope

Answer

scanning electron microscope

Answer

transmission electron microscope

Question 11

Use the figures to answer the question. Figure 1 represents the percentage similarity in

sequences of nucleotides from a homologous gene. Figure 2 represents a cladogram formed

using evolutionary evidence like the information from Figure 1.

Baboons have a percentage similar to 97.2% to human genes. Where on the cladogram would

you place the baboons?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 12

Scientists struggled with classifying lesser pandas and giant pandas because they have

physical similarities to both raccoons and spectacled bears. Lesser pandas were previously thought to be closely related to giant pandas. Nucleotide differences between each organism are found in the chart.

Using data from the table, which statement best describes how the newer nucleotide evidence would change the classification of these organisms?

Accepted Answer

DNA evidence has shown that the lesser panda is most closely related to the raccoon

because it has the most genetic similarities.

Answer

The similarities in the nucleotide sequences of the giant panda and the lesser panda

demonstrate they are most closely related.

Answer

The lesser panda and the spectacled bear are most closely related because they share

the same genetic information resulting in many shared traits.

Answer

Similarities in nucleotides between the lesser panda and the spectacled bear indicate they

are most closely related and that they should live in similar environments.

Question 13

The diagram shows the evolutionary relationship between various species.

Which species is most closely related to the sheep?

Accepted Answer

deer

Answer

dog

Answer

bats

Answer

armadillos

Question 14

A student identified four organisms in a sample of pond water and was able to identify

characteristics shown in the table.

Based on the observations of the student, which organism demonstrates the characteristics

of the taxonomic group for bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Organism 2

Answer

Organism 1

Answer

Organism 3

Answer

Organism 4

Question 15

The picture shows a cladogram that scientists have constructed.

Which of the following best explains why scientist constructed the cladogram in this order?

Accepted Answer

Organisms are placed on the cladogram based on derived characteristics.

Answer

Organisms are placed on the cladogram based on body size.

Answer

Organisms are placed on the cladogram based on similar habitats.

Answer

Organisms are placed on the cladogram based on mode of nutrition.

Question 16

A student is having a difficult time comparing and contrasting the characteristics of the

Kingdoms Fungi and Plantae. Which question below would lead the student to discovering a

difference between the two kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

How does each organism obtain energy?

Answer

Which organisms are eukaryotic?

Answer

Which organisms have a cell wall?

Answer

How does each organism store its genetic information?

Question 17

A research assistant has been asked to take microscopic images of a sample from a study. It was requested that the image must be 3D, but does not require color. It is also important that the image shows the plasmodesmata, which are small openings or pores on the cell wall that allow for exchange of molecules such as water.

Accepted Answer

scanning electron microscope

Answer

dissecting microscope

Answer

compound microscope

Answer

transmission electron microscope

Question 18

An organization purchased a transmission electron microscope. Which sample below would the

organization view with this microscope?

Accepted Answer

a mitochondrion inside the cell

Answer

a large kidney stone

Answer

the surface of a virus

Answer

the movement of a bacterial cell

Classification

19 questions

Which of these pairs of organisms are found in the same domain?

Organisms classified as fungi have unique characteristics. Which of the following
characteristics are found only in organisms classified in the kingdom fungi.

The list below describes an organism.
- Unicellular
- Prokaryotic
- Lives in very harsh environments
- Lacks peptidoglycan
Based on this list, in which kingdom should the organism be classified?

According to the cladogram, which of the following organisms have fur?

The Florida panther was once considered to be a subspecies of cougars. Current scientists, however, have studied the Florida panther and removed the subspecies classification. Which of the following would explain why the classification of the Florida panther changed?

Scientists are studying the evolutionary history of a group of plants in the United States, and they developed an evolutionary tree, as shown below.
Which statement can be inferred from the evolutionary tree?

Which domain would contain organisms that have membrane bound organelles?

The figure below demonstrates the changes to our understanding of the scientific taxonomy for living organisms.
As technology became more advanced, what happened to the classification system?

The diagram below represents possible evolutionary pathways of certain organisms.
Which species is most closely related to species L?

The image shows an insect called a Walnut Twig Beetle. Without a microscope, you
would not be able to see the hair like structures and texture of the beetle's exoskeleton.
Which microscope would have been used to take the image of the beetle?

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Classification

19 questions

Which of these pairs of organisms are found in the same domain?

Organisms classified as fungi have unique characteristics. Which of the followingcharacteristics are found only in organisms classified in the kingdom fungi.

The list below describes an organism.- Unicellular- Prokaryotic- Lives in very harsh environments- Lacks peptidoglycanBased on this list, in which kingdom should the organism be classified?

According to the cladogram, which of the following organisms have fur?

The Florida panther was once considered to be a subspecies of cougars. Current scientists, however, have studied the Florida panther and removed the subspecies classification. Which of the following would explain why the classification of the Florida panther changed?

Scientists are studying the evolutionary history of a group of plants in the United States, and they developed an evolutionary tree, as shown below.Which statement can be inferred from the evolutionary tree?

Which domain would contain organisms that have membrane bound organelles?

The figure below demonstrates the changes to our understanding of the scientific taxonomy for living organisms.As technology became more advanced, what happened to the classification system?

The diagram below represents possible evolutionary pathways of certain organisms.Which species is most closely related to species L?

The image shows an insect called a Walnut Twig Beetle. Without a microscope, youwould not be able to see the hair like structures and texture of the beetle's exoskeleton.Which microscope would have been used to take the image of the beetle?

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Organisms classified as fungi have unique characteristics. Which of the following
characteristics are found only in organisms classified in the kingdom fungi.

The list below describes an organism.
- Unicellular
- Prokaryotic
- Lives in very harsh environments
- Lacks peptidoglycan
Based on this list, in which kingdom should the organism be classified?

Scientists are studying the evolutionary history of a group of plants in the United States, and they developed an evolutionary tree, as shown below.
Which statement can be inferred from the evolutionary tree?

The figure below demonstrates the changes to our understanding of the scientific taxonomy for living organisms.
As technology became more advanced, what happened to the classification system?

The diagram below represents possible evolutionary pathways of certain organisms.
Which species is most closely related to species L?

The image shows an insect called a Walnut Twig Beetle. Without a microscope, you
would not be able to see the hair like structures and texture of the beetle's exoskeleton.
Which microscope would have been used to take the image of the beetle?