S7L1 Classification CFA - Study Guide

1. In a biology class, students are asked to identify the 6 kingdoms of life. Which of the following is the correct classification?

• A. Protista, Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
• B. Protista, Animalia, Lizards, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
• C. Animalia, fungi, plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
• D. mammals, birds, insects, crocodile.

2. In a microscopic world, organisms that do not have a true nucleus are called....

• A. eukaryote
• B. prokaryote
• C. unicellular
• D. multicellular

3. In the classification of living organisms, which is the broadest classification level?

• A. Species
• B. Family
• C.Genus
• D. Domain

4. One characteristic used to place organisms into kingdoms is.. Choose two.

• Body shape
• How they move
• How many cells
• How they reproduce

5. Which is the most specific classification level?

• A. Domain
• B. Kingdom
• C. Genus
• D. Species

6. In the classification of life on Earth, the domain Eukarya is divided into ________ kingdoms.

• A. 2
• B. 4
• C. 6
• D. 8

7. An organism’s scientific name or binomial nomenclature consists of...

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

8. Who developed the system of naming organisms with 2 names?

• Mendel
• Hooke
• Watson and Crick
• Linnaeus

9. Imagine you are organizing a vast library of life on Earth, from the broadest categories to the most specific. In what order should you classify these entities, from the largest group to the smallest?

• A. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
• B. Genus, Species, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• C. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• D. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

10. The earliest classification system was developed by Aristotle and consisted of:

• Animals & Plants
• Genus & Species
• Binomial Nomenclature
• Eukarya, Archaea, & Bacteria