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WorksheetsClassification/Taxonomy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
a)
dog and tapeworm
b)
tapeworm and bacteria
c)
mushroom and tree
d)
amoeba and bacteria
2.
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
a)
multicellular and heterotrophic
b)
multicellular and autotrophic
c)
unicellular and autotrophic
d)
unicellular and autotrophic
3.
Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
a)
class
b)
order
c)
phylum
d)
family
4.
A scientific name contains information about its:
a)
family and species
b)
genus and species
c)
phylum and order
d)
class and family
5.
What do plants and animals have in common?
a)
both are heterotrophic
b)
both are autotrophic
c)
both are prokaryotic
d)
both are eukaryotic
6.
Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
a)
division
b)
subspecies
c)
class
d)
subkingdom
7.
The current classification system was devised by:
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Linnaeus
d)
Darwin
8.
If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same:
a)
class
b)
species
c)
family
d)
kingdom
9.
Which kingdom contains "extremophiles"?
a)
eubacteria
b)
archaebacterial
c)
fungi
d)
protista
10.
A dichotomous key is used to:
a)
locate an organism
b)
identify an organism
c)
divide a kingdom
d)
interbreed species
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