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Worksheets3 Blue Classification Unit Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are microscopes important when Classifying Organisms?
a)
Because they are easy to use.
b)
Because powerful microscopes have only been in use for a few years.
c)
Because without microscopes, we would not be able to classify living organisms.
2.
Which characteristic would be best to use when classifying plants?
a)
Size of leaves because it's easy to measure and observe.
b)
Leaf color because most leaves are green.
c)
The edge, or margin of the leaves because this is a trait that does not change.
d)
The type of insect found on the plant.
3.
Scientists classify organisms based on:
a)
Obvious Physical Characteristics.
b)
How they behave...
c)
The type of shelters they build.
d)
What they eat.
4.
Why do we now have 8 Taxonomic levels instead of 5, and 6 Kingdoms instead of 2 as in Carl Linnaeus' day? (1700's)
a)
Scientists didn't used to be able to make accurate observations.
b)
Plants and Animals have changed in 200 years.
c)
Scientists have better, more accurate tools to observe things.
d)
We don't need classification systems any more.
5.
Every living thing has it's own Scientific Name... Which Taxonomic Levels are used correctly to create a Scientific Name?
a)
Genus species
b)
Species Genus
c)
Kingdom species
d)
Class Order
6.
Why are classification systems useful?
a)
They can help us discover the purpose of genetic traits.
b)
They can tell us what animals like to eat.
c)
They show similarities between species.
7.
Based on the data table, which 2 organisms are most closely related?
a)
Cougar and House Cat
b)
White Fir Tree and Coyote
c)
Cougar and Coyote
d)
Coyote and House Cat
8.
Which Family is the Coyote classified in?
a)
Canidae
b)
Felidae
c)
Pinaceae
9.
What Order does the White Fir Tree belong in?
a)
Coniferae
b)
Plantae
c)
Mammalia
d)
Carnivora
10.
What is taxonomy?
a)
the scientific study of how living things are classified
b)
the name of Linneaus' classification system
c)
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
d)
the process of observing an organism's behavior
11.
The binomial system of classificiation was developed by a scientist named
a)
Darwin
b)
Hooke
c)
Linnaeus
d)
Mendel
12.
A cat's scientific name is Felis domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?
a)
cat
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
Felis
d)
domesticus
13.
Every protist has cells that contain a nucleus. What is the name for this type of cell?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
unicellular
d)
enucleated
14.
Why do scientists classify living things?
a)
to help keep information about organisms
b)
to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
c)
to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
d)
all of the above
15.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family
c)
organisms that share a genus
d)
organisms that share a species
16.
Molds, yeast, and mushrooms belong to kingdom:
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
17.
Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nmenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
18.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
19.
What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Consumers
20.
Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
21.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
22.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
23.
A botanist discovers a new plant in the jungle. Which of the
following observations of the plant’s characteristics would be useful in determining its identity with a dichotomous key?
following observations of the plant’s characteristics would be useful in determining its identity with a dichotomous key?
a)
It was discovered in the summertime
b)
It is wet from a recent rain storm.
c)
Its leaves curl up on the edges.
d)
It is eaten by native jungle ants.
24.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
25.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family
c)
organisms that share a genus
d)
organisms that share a species
26.
When using a classification system to Identify flowers, where is the best place to start?
a)
Last Question
b)
First Question
c)
The Question that fits the animal best.
d)
Any question! It doesn't matter!
27.
Which of the objects in the chart are alive?
a)
A and D
b)
B and D
c)
C and B
d)
D and C
28.
Which of these organisms is most closely related to Canis lupis?
a)
Acer foliacea
b)
Panthera pardus
c)
Canis familiaris
d)
Mephitis mephitis
29.
How many choices does a dichotomous classification key usually give for each characteristic?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
30.
An organism that is multi-cellular and can make its own food would be in which kingdom?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
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