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Classification Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prokaryotic organisms are found in which two domains?
a)
Prokarya and Archaea
b)
Archaea and Eubacteria
c)
Archaea and Bacteria
d)
Eubacteria and Eukarya
2.
This scientist came up with the system of binomial nomenclature (the system of using two names for a scientific name).
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Carolus Linnaeus
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Robert Hooke
3.
Which kingdom is NOT included in Domain Eukarya?
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Fungi
4.
Fungi are different than plants in many ways, including:
a)
Fungi have cell walls
b)
Fungi are heterotrophs
c)
Fungi are multicellular
d)
Fungi are eukaryotes
5.
Kingdom Protista is known as the "junk drawer" kingdom because....
a)
The eukaryotic organisms are *almost* like fungi, plants, and animals...but not quite.
b)
The organisms are prokaryotic versions of fungi, plants, & animals.
c)
Kingdom Protista is diverse because it includes both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
d)
It is actually Kingdom Fungi that is the "junk drawer" kingdom.
6.
Plants have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a)
Plant cells have a nucleus
b)
Plants are autotrophs
c)
Plants have cell walls & cannot move
d)
Plants are sometimes unicellular
7.
Nonvascular plants include
a)
Club mosses & Ferns
b)
Mosses & Liverworts
c)
Angiosperms & Gymnosperms
d)
Algae & Hornworts
8.
Cnidarians are a type of invertebrate that have....
a)
A backbone
b)
Stinging Cells
c)
Bilateral Symmetry
d)
Brains
9.
Phylum Chordata includes fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and animals. What do they have in common?
a)
They are in the same class
b)
They have nothing in common
c)
They are able to make their own food
d)
They have a backbone
10.
Which two butterflies are most closely related? Click on the image.
a)
1 & 2
b)
1 & 3
c)
2 & 3
d)
2 & 4
11.
Scientists classify living things by:
a)
Grouping organisms with similar traits.
b)
Guessing about scientific names.
c)
Making charts.
d)
Ignoring DNA evidence.
12.
What is the correct order of classification from broadest category to the most specific?
a)
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
b)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Species, Genus
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Species, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus
13.
A Canis lupus is most closely related to a?
a)
Lupus erythematosus
b)
Canis familiaris
14.
Dichotomous Keys are used to
a)
Play games
b)
Classify organisms
c)
Describe organisms
d)
Identify organisms' scientific names
15.
The prefix "di" in dichotomous or dicot means:
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
16.

Which Kingdoms are in Domain Eukarya?

a)

Eubacteria & Archaebacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

e)

Animalia

17.

What are the characteristics of invertebrates that help classify them as animals?

a)

No Backbone

b)

They can all move

c)

They are multicellular

d)

They must eat food

e)

They are prokaryotes

18.

Which characteristics fit all arthropods?

a)

Segmented bodies

b)

Jointed appendages

c)

6 legs

d)

Exoskeletons

e)

Shells

19.

Which characteristics help classify snails as mollusks?

a)

External Shell

b)

Muscular Foot

c)

Eats food

d)

Soft Body

20.

Select the characteristics of echinoderms.

a)

Water Vascular System

b)

Tube Feet

c)

Internal Skeleton

d)

Bumpy Bodies

21.

What helps classify jellyfish as cnidarians?

a)

Radial Symmetry

b)

Stinging Cells

c)

Tentacles

d)

Have Brains

22.

Earthworms fall into the Annelid Phylum. What are their main characteristics?

a)

Long bodies

b)

Legless bodies

c)

Bilateral Symmetry

d)

Simplest organisms with brains

e)

Have heads and tails

23.

Sponges fall into Phylum Porifera. Why?

a)

No organs or nervous tissue

b)

Filter Feeders

c)

They are not animals

d)

Often have silica spikes to protect them

24.

Many sponges have this type of symmetry.

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Radial Symmetry

c)

Bilateral Symmetry

25.

Select all the animals that are vertebrates

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
26.

Select all the vertebrates

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates are multicellular while invertebrates are unicellular

b)

Vertebrates are animals, invertebrates are protists

c)

Vertebrates are eukaryotes, invertebrates are prokaryotes

d)

Vertebrates have a spinal cord, invertebrates do not

e)

Vertebrates have a backbone, invertebrates do not

28.

This group of animals have spinal cords. Most have backbones.

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Vertebrates

29.

What do invertebrates and vertebrates have in common?

a)

Backbone

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Can move

e)

Multicellular

30.

To be classified into the animal kingdom, you must:

a)

Be able to move

b)

Have cells with nuclei

c)

Have a backbone

d)

Eat food to get energy

e)

Be made up of more than one cell

31.

Which characteristic forces organisms OUT of the animal kingdom and into Kingdom Protista?

a)

Can move

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Single-celled

d)

Heterotrophs

32.

Select all the groups that fall under the Vertebrate classification.

a)

Cnidarians

b)

Fishes

c)

Amphibians

d)

Echinoderms

e)

Reptiles

33.

Which animals are NOT vertebrates?

a)

Snakes

b)

Worms

c)

Millipedes

d)

Hagfish

e)

Seasponges

34.

Pick the vertebrate

a)
b)
35.

Pick the vertebrate

a)
b)
36.

There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Arthropods

d)

Reptiles

e)

Amphibians

37.

I am a very large animal who filter feeds. I move throughout the ocean to get my food. I need a backbone to support my size. I am a(n)......

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

38.

I slither along the ground. My backbone is very flexible and allows me to move, even though I have no legs. I am a(n)....

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

39.

I use my tube feet to move around. My skin covers my endoskeleton, which gives me protection. However, I have radial symmetry and no backbone.

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

40.

All of the following are characteristics of animals EXCEPT

a)

Backbone

b)

Multicellular

c)

Able to move

d)

Heterotroph

e)

Eukaryotes

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