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Worksheets2024 Classification Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which chart correctly identifies an example of an organism classified in each domain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Scientists classify living organisms by _
a)
giving each one several different kingdom names
b)
the type of brain the organism has
c)
placing them in groups with organisms that share similar characteristics.
d)
determining if the organism is harmful or helpful
3.
Which list correctly shows the levels of classification in the correct order?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Domain
b)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
c)
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Species, Genus
d)
Domain, Kingdom, Phlum, Order, Class, Species, Genus
4.
What type of cells do the domain classification of Bacteria contain?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Exkaryotic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Semikaryotic
5.
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria are the only living organisms that do NOT have ___
a)
a cell wall
b)
a nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
vacuoles
6.
What kingdom is classified under the Archaea domain?
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Somabacteria
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Probacteria
7.
What process do most bacteria use to reproduce?
a)
Meiosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Binary Fission
d)
Mitosis
8.
The three major groups of archaebacteria are -
a)
salt lover, decomposers, and cyanobacteria
b)
producers, consumers, and autotrophs
c)
heat lovers, salt lovers, and methane makers
d)
methane makers, photosynthesizers, and salt lovers
9.
Which scientist developed the system of classification known as binomial nomenclature?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Charles Darwin
10.
A male strawberry poison-dart frog is looking for a mate. In order for him to mate successfully and produce fertile offspring -
a)
he must mate with another strawberry poison-dart frog
b)
he can mate with any frog that lives in the same location
c)
he must mate with a frog of the same color
d)
he can mate with any type of poisonous frog
11.
The last level of classification in the figure should be labeled -
a)
Order
b)
Class
c)
Family
d)
Species
12.
A horse and a donkey can mate and produce an offspring of a mule. What is one reason why a horse and donkey are NOT considered the same species?
a)
The mule offspring is unable to reproduce.
b)
The horse and donkey are not classified as Kingdom Animalia.
c)
The horse and donkey naturally created the mule offspring.
d)
The horse has a larger body size than the donkey.
13.
The scientific name given to the white oak in Quercus alba. What genus does this tree belong to?
a)
Quercus
b)
Canis
c)
Alba
d)
Plantae
14.
The correctly written scientific name is -
a)
Felis domesticus
b)
mus domesticus
c)
quercus Alba
d)
Canis Lupus
15.
A student is investigating an organism called a methanogen that produces methane gas as a waste product of its digestion. The methanogen contains prokaryotic cells with no peptidoglycan. The student should classify this organism in which domain?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archae
c)
Eukarya
d)
Echinoderm
16.
Which organisms belong in the domain Eudarya?
a)
Proteobacteria and Extreme Thermophiles
b)
Methanogens and Gram-positive bacteria
c)
Oak Tree and Snake
d)
Proteobacteria and Snake
17.
Identify the requirements for animals to be in the same species.
a)
Produce offspring
Similar looking animals
Can reproduce in natural settings
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Similar looking animals
Can reproduce in natural settings
Offspring are capable of reproduction
b)
Live in the same habitat
Similar looking animals
Can reproduce in natural settings
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Similar looking animals
Can reproduce in natural settings
Offspring are capable of reproduction
c)
Can reproduce in natural settings
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Have the same hair and eye colors
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Have the same hair and eye colors
d)
Produce offspring
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Live in same habitat
Have the same hair and eye colors
Offspring are capable of reproduction
Live in same habitat
Have the same hair and eye colors
18.
Grouping organisms into domains is based on
a)
Whether or not they have a liver organ
The presence or absence of cellular structures
The presence or absence of legs
How they get their food
The presence or absence of cellular structures
The presence or absence of legs
How they get their food
b)
The presence or absence of cellular structures
How they get their food
How they obtain oxygen
How they get their food
How they obtain oxygen
c)
Whether or not they have a liver organ
The presence or absence of legs
How they obtain oxygen
The presence or absence of legs
How they obtain oxygen
d)
The presence or absence of cellular strucures
How they get their food
Whether they exist as single cells or are multicellular
How they get their food
Whether they exist as single cells or are multicellular
19.
The above animals are classified in domain ___.
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Eukarya
20.
The scientific name of the domestic dog is Canis familiaris. What part of this name is the species name?
a)
familiaris
b)
Felis
c)
Dog
d)
Canis
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