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WorksheetsClassifying Life
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All organisms have names that include
a)
class and order
b)
order and family
c)
genus and species
2.
Which group is made up of organisms that are all from the same kingdom?
a)
cat, frog, palm tree
b)
mold, fungi, pear tree
c)
maple tree, grass, fish
d)
rose bush, tulip, apple tree
3.
What category of organisms share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves?
a)
family
b)
class
c)
genus
d)
species
4.
Binomial nomenclature makes it easier for scientists to communicate because ...
a)
everyone speaks latin
b)
everyone uses the same scientific name
c)
everyone knows all the animals
d)
its fun to call organisms by name
5.
A complete scientific name is written in
a)
all capital letters
b)
italics
c)
all lower case letters
d)
boldface
6.
Which part of a scientific name is capitalized?
a)
specis
b)
genus
c)
domain
d)
Felis
7.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class ...what comes next?
a)
genus
b)
species
c)
family
d)
order
8.
The first word in an organism's scientific name is its
a)
genus
b)
species
c)
phylum
d)
Domain
9.
Binomial means ...
a)
very small
b)
multiple
c)
two names
d)
organized
10.
This man devised a system to name organisms in the 1700s.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Copernicus
c)
Carolus Linnaeus
d)
Fransico Redi
11.
Grouping things based on similarities is called...
a)
organization
b)
taxonomy
c)
classification
d)
genus
12.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
13.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
14.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
15.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
17.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish
18.
The broadest level of classification is the
a)
kingdom
b)
domain
c)
species
d)
genus
19.
A useful tool for identifying unkown organisms is a
a)
map
b)
classification quide
c)
taxonomic key
d)
divining rod
20.
Organisms have more characteristics in common at which level?
a)
domain
b)
family
c)
phylum
d)
kingdom
21.
What does the word dichotomous mean?
a)
Classifying
b)
divided into two parts
c)
What comes next
22.
Why do scientists use dichotomous keys?
a)
to open doors
b)
to celebrate
c)
to identify organisms
d)
to trick their friends
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