Honors Biology Taxonomy Quiz

The kingdom that contains unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls made of peptidoglycan is-

• Archaebacteria

• Animalia

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

Two animals are said to belong to the same species if they-

• can mate and produce young who can also reproduce.

• look alike.

• live in the same environment.

• look alike and can mate.

Scientists find a new organism that is composed of many cells, that gets its nutrition from decaying organisms, and that has cell walls. Which kingdom does this organism belong to?

• Animalia

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

Which is the correct scientific name for a domestic dog?

• Canis

• canis familiaris

• Canis familiaris

• Canis Familiaris

Scientists once grouped fungi with plants. Which of the following is a major factor that determines why fungi are not classified as part of the plant kingdom?

• Fungi do not have leaves

• Fungi grow close to the ground

• Fungi can reproduce either sexually or asexually

• Fungi are heterotrophs

A common ancestor for both species D and B could be found at position number-

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Using a light microscope, a student identified the following characteristics of four organisms found in a sample of pond water. Based on the observations of the student, which organisms most likely belong to the taxonomic group for bacteria?

• Organisms 1 and 2

• Organisms 3 and 4

• Organisms 1 and 4

• Organisms 2 and 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Analyze the table below to answer the following question. At what level do the domestic cat and the ferret diverge?

• Family

• Kingdom

• Order

• Species

According to the key, this fruit comes from which species of tree?

• Fraxinus americana

• Fraxinus nigra

• Acer platanoides

• Acer negundo

Someone gives you two black beetles: Eleodes carbonaria and Eleodes armata. These organisms are both in the same:

• Genus

• Order

• Family

• Species