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WorksheetsClassification I
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family
b)
genus and species
c)
domain and kingdom
d)
kingdom and phylum
3.
What is the smallest classification group or level?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Class
d)
Kingdom
4.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Louis Pasteur
5.
What is the most primitive organism shown on the cladogram?
a)
chimp
b)
perch
c)
hagfish
d)
salamander
6.
Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?
a)
prosimians only
b)
prosimians and humans
c)
humans only
d)
prosimians and birds
7.
A class is made up of a bunch of ___________________
a)
Phylum
b)
Order
c)
Genus
d)
Species
8.
Cladograms classifies organisms based on
a)
Behavioral characteristics
b)
Physical Charactersistics
c)
Evolutionary Characteristics
d)
None of the above
9.
Having a standard taxonomic system benefits the scientific community by allowing scientists from all over the world to do which of the following?
a)
Have a common system for the classification of locations containing fossils
b)
Use a similar system to classify the impact of removing species from ecosystems
c)
Have a common understanding in the classification of organisms
d)
Understand how other scientists classify predator–prey relationships
10.
A new species of animal is discovered and must be classified. Which would be the most important thing to study to determine its classification?
a)
what it eats
b)
where it lives
c)
how old it is
d)
its skeletal structure
11.
Which domain do humans belong to?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Eukarya
c)
Archae
d)
Eubacteria
12.
What was Carolus Linnaeus known for?
a)
taxonomy
b)
Theory of Evolution
c)
dichotomous keys
d)
binomial nomenclature
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