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WorksheetsClassification of Life
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species
d)
Species, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Kingdom
2.
In Binomial Nomenclature the Genus and Species are in italics and only the GENUS is capitalized
a)
False
b)
True
3.
An Example of Autotrophs are...
a)
Cats
b)
Teachers
c)
Plants
d)
Students
4.
What are humans?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
5.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
6.
The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms is:
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
brain
7.
Any living things is called:
a)
organism
b)
animal
c)
cell
d)
plant
8.
An organism that consists of a single cell is called?
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
9.
An example of an unicellular organism would be:
a)
monkey
b)
bacteria
c)
spider
d)
human
10.
An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
heterotroph
d)
autotroph
11.
An organism that CAN make its own food is called:
a)
heterotroph
b)
unicellular
c)
autotroph
d)
multicellular
12.
An organism that CANNOT make its own food and must consume other living things:
a)
heterotroph
b)
multicellular
c)
unicellular
d)
autotroph
13.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family
c)
organisms that share a genus
d)
organisms that share a species
14.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
15.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
16.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
17.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
18.
Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
19.
Cells that have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
20.
Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?
a)
2 organisms in the same kingdom
b)
2 organisms in the same genus
c)
2 organisms in the same species
d)
2 organisms in the same family
21.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
22.
Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
a)
Order
b)
Family
c)
Class
d)
Species
23.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family
c)
organisms that share a genus
d)
organisms that share a species
24.
What level of classification should go at the very topof the pyramid?
a)
domain
b)
species
c)
kingdom
25.
Algae, seaweeds, and protozoans belong to kingdom:
a)
Protista
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Fungi
26.
Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
27.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Achaebacteria
28.
Examples of species in this kingdom are amoebas and paramecia.
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
29.
When a scientific name is typed, it should be:
a)
underlined
b)
italicized
c)
capitalized
d)
lower case
30.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and autotrophic
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
31.
how do you correctly write a scientific name
a)
first name capitalized and italics
b)
second name capitalized and italics
c)
both names capitalized and italics
32.
Fungi are autotrophic.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Fungi are autotrophic.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Mildew is an example of Fungi.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Plants are autotrophic.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Moss is a member of the Fungi Kingdom.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Animals are heterotrophic.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Scientists place organisms into one of six groups. What are these groups called?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Class
d)
Order
39.
What is the correct way to write the scientific name for a domestic dog?
a)
Canis lupus in italics
b)
canis lupus in italics
c)
Canis Lupus in italics
d)
CANIS LUPUS in Italics
40.
In the animal kingdom, there are 35 different phyla. These phyla can be divided into what two groups?
a)
living and nonliving
b)
eukaryote and prokaryote
c)
invertebrate and vertebrate
d)
autotrophs and heterotrophs
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