Classification and Taxonomy Quiz

Who is credited with starting formal classification?

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

• Gregor Mendel

• Carl Linnaeus

Which domain includes organisms that can live in extreme environments?

• Protista

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

Which domain do humans belong to?

• Protista

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Bacteria

Which domain includes organisms that help with nitrogen fixation in soil?

• Protista

• Archaea

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

What is a characteristic of the domain Archaea?

• They are eukaryotes.

• They perform photosynthesis.

• They are closely related to bacteria.

• They can live in extreme environments.

Which kingdom includes organisms that are mostly multicellular and heterotrophic?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

What is a characteristic of fungi?

• They are autotrophs.

• They perform photosynthesis.

• They are always unicellular.

• They have cell walls made of chitin.

Which kingdom includes both autotrophs and heterotrophs?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Which kingdom includes organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis?

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

What is the least inclusive level of classification?

• Genus

• Phylum

• Species

• Kingdom