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WorksheetsClassification I
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The science that specializes in naming and classifying organisms is ______________________.
a)
anatomy
b)
Biology
c)
botany
d)
taxonomy
2.
Solely from its name you can tell Rhizopus nigricans must be ______________________.
a)
in the genus Rhizopus
b)
in the genus nigricans
c)
in the species Rizopus
d)
none of these
3.
A useful classification system __________________________.
a)
gives each organism a unique name
b)
shows evolutionary relationships
c)
changes the taxon of an organism based on new data
d)
all of these
4.
In classifying organisms, ORDERS are grouped together into _________________.
a)
genera
b)
phyla
c)
families
d)
classes
5.
The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus’s taxonomic categories is the _________________.
a)
order
b)
kingdom
c)
phylum
d)
species
6.
The study of the evolutionary relationships among organisms is called ___________________.
a)
taxonomy
b)
domainology
c)
phylogeny
d)
binomial nomenclature
7.
This diagram which shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms is called a ________.
a)
taxon
b)
cladogram
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
domain
8.
A unique trait that is used to construct a cladogram showing evolutionary relationships between organisms is called a ___________________
a)
taxa
b)
molecular clocks
c)
derived character
d)
domains
9.
Which of the following helped scientists to decide to place barnacles in the same group as crabs even through they look more like limpets?
a)
Which of the following helped scientists to decide to place barnacles in the same group as crabs even through they look more like limpets?
b)
crabs, limpets, and barnacles all live in water
c)
limpets have an internal anatomy more like snails
d)
barnacles and crabs both have jointed limbs, segmented bodies, and an exoskeleton that molts
10.
American vultures look like other kinds of vultures, but DNA evidence suggests that are more closely related to ________________,
a)
eagles
b)
falcons
c)
limpets
d)
storks
11.
Which of the following tells how to write a scientific name?
a)
A. The genus name is always capitalized.
b)
B. The species name is always capitalized.
c)
C. The species name is NOT capitalized.
d)
Both A and C
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