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WorksheetsClassification and Dichotomous Keys
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is considered to be the father of traditional classification?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Francis Crick
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
2.
Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of a house cat? (imagine that these options are all in italics)
a)
Felis Domesticus
b)
felis domesticus
c)
Felis domesticus
d)
felis Domesticus
3.
Why do we use scientific names to name organisms instead of relying on common names?
a)
Because common names vary regionally
b)
Because everyone understands and speaks Latin
c)
To make scientists sound smart
d)
Because they are the most descriptive
4.
What term refers to the two part naming system used in traditional classification?
a)
binomial nomenclature
b)
systematics
c)
cladistic analysis
d)
taxonomy
5.
Which of the following is a problem with traditional classification?
a)
sometimes scientific names are incorrect
b)
they rely too much on similarities and differences and not enough on DNA evidence
c)
traditional classification does not use Latin
d)
Traditional classification uses DNA analysis
6.
Modern classification relies on _________________ to determine degrees of relatedness.
a)
evolutionary descent
b)
similarities of structures
c)
differences of anatomical structures
d)
clades
7.
Modern classification relies on _________________ to determine degrees of relatedness.
a)
evolutionary descent
b)
similarities of structures
c)
differences of anatomical structures
d)
clades
8.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
9.
Which of the following shows taxonomic groups in order from broadest to most specific?
a)
kingdom, phylum,order, class, genus, species
b)
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
c)
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
phylum, kingdom, order, class, genus, family, species
10.
A group of related classes is called a(n)__________,
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
family
d)
kingdom
11.
A group of related families is called a(n)______________.
a)
genus
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
phylum
12.
A ___________________ is a trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and was passed along to its descendants.
a)
taxon
b)
derived character
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
mango
13.
What are the only types of organisms that we classify as prokaryotic?
a)
fungi
b)
plants
c)
bacteria
d)
tacos
14.
If I found an organism that was multicellular, heterotrophic, with a cell wall made of chitin, what kingdom would I place it in?
a)
eubacteria
b)
plantae
c)
animalia
d)
fungi
15.
What two kingdoms used to be placed in kingdom Monera?
a)
plantae and fungi
b)
eubacteria and archaebacteria
c)
animalia and protista
d)
protista, and fungi
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