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WorksheetsLesson 2 : Classifying Organisms
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first person to classify organisms?
a)
Mrs. Beggs
b)
Aristotle
c)
Angry Bird
d)
Darwin
2.
This greek philosopher placed things into 2 groups:
a)
birds and insects
b)
mammals and reptiles
c)
plants and animals
3.
1969 - Robert H. Whittaker, American Biologist, came up with a 5 kingdom system for classifying organisms, they are all of these EXCEPT:
a)
fungi
b)
plantae
c)
animalia
d)
reptilia
4.
The name of the classification system used TODAY is called:
a)
Darwin's puzzle
b)
Systematic
c)
Cladogram
5.
How many domains are there in classification system?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
6.
Which one is NOT a domain?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
d)
Prokaryote
7.
Which one are the 6 kingdoms?
a)
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
b)
Monera, Protista, Eukaryote, Prokaryote, Fungi, Reptilia
8.
Linnaeus created a 2 name naming system called
a)
binomial
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
bio
d)
clature
9.
Organisms are sorted into how many levels of classification?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
7
d)
1
10.
The first and broadest category is called?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Species
11.
What level is called a group of similar species?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Class
d)
Kingdom
12.
What tool is used to compare two traits in a step-by-step fashion to help one identify an organism?
a)
Cladogram
b)
Dichotomous Key
c)
Graph
13.
What tool is a branched diagram that shows relationship among organisms, including common ancestors, and you look to the RIGHT
a)
Dichotomous Key
b)
Cladogram
c)
Graph
14.
Everything goes to the ______________ in a cladogram.
a)
Left
b)
Right
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