Taxonomy/Viruses Quiz

Which choice shows the correct way to write a scientific name for a cat?

• Felis Catus

• felis catus

• Felis catus

• felis Catus

This organism has chlorophyll, but does not have a chloroplast or any other membrane bound organelles. Which Kingdom does this organism belong in?

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Archaea

Answer explanation

It does not contain any membrane bound organelles, so it's a prokaryotic cell. Plantae and Fungi are out. It has chlorophyll, which means it performs photosynthesis, so it's Eubacteria, not archaeabacteria.

According to the picture, plants are most closely related to what other group?

• Archaea

• Animals

• Bacteria

• Viruses

According to the picture, what do tuna and lamprey have in common?

• jaw

• four walking legs

• hair

• vertebral column

Amoeba and Euglena belong to which kingdom?

• Protista

• Eubacteria

• Plantae

• Animalia

Which organism is most closely related to the tortoise?

• Chicken

• Human

• Salamander

• Fish

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain the most related set of animals?

• Domain

• Species

• Family

• Order

Which kingdom contains organisms whose cells contain chloroplasts and cellulose?

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Archaebacteria

Which kingdom contains the bacteria that we normally think of? The ones that make us sick?

• Eubacteria

• Archabacteria

• Protista

• Animalia

Which choice shows the correct order of the levels of biological classification, from most specific to broadest category?

• species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• order, genus, phylum, class, domain, species, kingdom, family

• genus, species, order, family, phylum, class, domain, kingdom