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WorksheetsCLASSIFICATION
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which if the following is NOT a characteristic scientists consider when classifying organisms?
a)
external structures
b)
intestinal structures
c)
embryology similarities
d)
genetic similarities
2.
_______________ is the branch of science that involves classifying living things.
a)
botany
b)
optometry
c)
taxonomy
d)
biology
3.
The Swedish scientist who created the system of classification we use today?
a)
Carolus Marx
b)
Carolus Linnaeus
4.
The taxon with the broadest, most inclusive groupings.
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
phlyum
d)
class
5.
The first part of a scientific name comes from the organism's
a)
order
b)
family
c)
genus
d)
species
6.
The first part of the scientific name is ALWAYS
a)
italicized
b)
underlined
c)
capitalized
7.
Three Domains are Bacteria, Archaea, and ?
a)
Protista
b)
Animalia
c)
Eukarya
8.
Organisms in Domain Bacteria and Archaea are ...
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
9.
The Kingdom Animalia Phylum that contains on VERTEBRATE organisms...
a)
Arthropoda
b)
Chordata
10.
This vertebrate class of FISH is characterized by having no jaws or teeth; "jawless fish.
a)
osteichthyes
b)
agnathans
c)
chondricthyans
11.
The Vertebrate Class that classifies organisms that live in water as a juvenile and on land as an adult.
a)
amphibia
b)
reptilia
c)
aves
d)
mammals
12.
This invertebrate class of WORMS is characterized by having round shaped bodies and have been known to burrow into a human foot
a)
platyhelminthes
b)
nematoda
c)
annelida
13.
Mosses and Liverworts are examples of the plant type...
a)
bryophyte
b)
tracheophyte
c)
gymnosperm
d)
angiosperm
14.
Flowers are examples of the plant type...
a)
bryophytes
b)
tracheophytes
c)
gymnosperm
d)
angiosperm
15.
Mushrooms are examples of the fungi type...
a)
common mold
b)
sac fungi
c)
club fungi
d)
imperfect fungi
16.
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all belong to which group?
a)
Vascular
b)
Vertebrates
c)
Invertebrates
d)
Nonvascular
17.
Vertebrate animals that nurse babies from mammary glands, have hair and are born alive are called _____________.
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Mammals
d)
Amphibians
18.
Which group of animals has a backbone?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Vascular
d)
Nonvascular
19.
Scientists classify organisms to ____________.
a)
Count the organisms quicker
b)
Catch the organisms in the wild
c)
Train the organisms to behave
d)
See how organisms are alike and different from each other
20.
Which of these animals would be considered a vertebrate?
a)
Catfish
b)
Clam
c)
Sponge
d)
Octopus
21.
Which statement about animals is FALSE?
a)
Animals use sunlight to produce their own food
b)
Animals are multicelled
c)
Animals have the ability to reproduce
d)
Animal cells have cell membranes
22.
Insects, arachnids, worms and mollusks all belong to which group?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Vascular
d)
Nonvascular
23.
Scientists observe an animal with hair and wings. This animal is a ________.
a)
Bat
b)
Eagle
c)
Butterfly
d)
Penguin
24.
What is a frog classified as?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Fish
d)
Mollusk
25.
Trees, wild flowers and grasses are all considered to be _________.
a)
Vascular plants
b)
Nonvascular plants
c)
Vertebrate plants
d)
Single-celled plants
26.
What do ferns have that apple trees do not have?
a)
Stems
b)
Roots
c)
Flowers
d)
Spores
27.
True or False: A mushroom is classified as a plant.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Fungi are...
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
29.
Fungi are
a)
heterotrophic
b)
autotrophic
30.
Fungi are usually...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Unicellular
31.
Most fungi are composed of thin filaments called
a)
spore
b)
mycelium
c)
sporangium
d)
hyphae
32.
Any method of reproducing that create offspring identical to the single parent.
a)
asexual
b)
budding
c)
sexual
d)
sporogenesis
33.
A small offspring organism forms as part of the yeast cell and eventually breaks off and becomes a separate organism
a)
Budding
b)
Spores
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
None of these
34.
The joining of two different sex cells
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Asexual reproduction
35.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
36.
Athelete's foot is a condition that is caused by __________.
a)
Fungi
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protozoa
d)
Viruses
37.
Decomposers that absorb nutrients from the environment are called....
a)
protists
b)
fungi
c)
plants
d)
animals
38.
The top of the mushroom is called the
a)
hyphae
b)
fruiting body
c)
mycelium
39.
This strawberry has a ___ growing on it.
a)
club fungi
b)
common mold
c)
sac fungi
40.
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
41.
The process of change in the living parts of the ecosystem
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
climax community
d)
pioneer species
42.
Reproduction without the use of sex cells is called what?
a)
Sexual Repoduction
b)
Asexual Reporduction
43.
Fission, budding, and regeneration are all examples of what kind of reproduction?
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
44.
Conjugation is what type of reproduction?
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
45.
How does this protist move?
a)
Pseudopods
b)
Cilia
c)
Flagellum
46.
How does this protist move?
a)
Flagellum
b)
Cilia
c)
Pseudopods
47.
How does this protist move?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagellum
c)
It just floats about
d)
Pseudopods
48.
A protist that can not make its own food is called what?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
49.
A protist that can make its own food is called what?
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
50.
Fine hairs that allow protist to move is called what?
a)
Pseudopods
b)
Euglena
c)
Flagella
d)
Cilia
51.
What are the finger like projections called?
a)
Flagella
b)
Cilia
c)
Pseudopods
d)
Veela
52.
What type of reproduction is shown in this picture?
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
53.
What type of cells are protists?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryoitc
54.
What is a example of reproduction for Eubacteria?
a)
organelles
b)
binary fission
c)
water
d)
sea water
55.
Content in the cell wall
a)
contains peptidoglycan
b)
bacteria
c)
kennedie
d)
sunlight
56.
Which kingdom is prokaryotic?
a)
Animalia
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Planta
d)
Fungi
57.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
8
58.
Archaebacteria...
a)
Are eukaryotic
b)
live in extreme environments
c)
Are non-living
d)
Are heterotrophic
59.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
60.
What can an autotrophic organism due that a heterotrophic organism can NOT?
a)
Make their own food
b)
Have a nucleus
c)
Reproduce through binary fission
d)
They're the same
61.
You would find mushrooms in what kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
62.
What is the difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria?
a)
Bacteria is eukaryotic
b)
Archaebacteria is multicellular
c)
Eubacteria have peptidoglycan in their cell walls
d)
They are the same
63.
What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?
a)
They are the same
b)
One has a nucleus and one doesn't
c)
Unicellular has one cell and multicellular has many
d)
One is bacteria and the is archaebacteria
64.
This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosynthesis
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
plantae
d)
archaea
65.
This kingdom includes non-green, non-moving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb the nutrients.
a)
Archaea
b)
Plantae
c)
Bacteria
d)
Fungi
66.
This kingdom includes unicellular organisms, they reproduce quickly by binary fission (asexual), and are common bacteria.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protists
67.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)
Bacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
68.
Examples are mushrooms and yeast
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
Protista
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
71.
A pine tree is a member of the kingdom
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
72.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is
a)
taxonomy
b)
life science
c)
organization
d)
classification
71.
A pine tree is a member of the kingdom
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
72.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is
a)
taxonomy
b)
life science
c)
organization
d)
classification
73.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
74.
Identify the kingdom...
Multicellular organism with cell walls made of chitin found growing on a decomposing manure pile.
Multicellular organism with cell walls made of chitin found growing on a decomposing manure pile.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
75.
The correct sequence, from the most to the least comprehensive, of the taxonomic levels listed here is __.
a)
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
b)
kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, and species
c)
phylum, kingdom, order, class, species, family, and genus
d)
phylum, family, class, order, kingdom, genus, and species
76.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to see what organisms eat
d)
to identify organisms
77.
A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
78.
A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?
a)
Canis
b)
rufus
c)
wolf
d)
animal
79.
Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
80.
If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same
a)
class
b)
species
c)
family
d)
kingdom
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