Worksheetsclassification
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of how scientists classify organisms is called __________.
a)
Biology
b)
Zoology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Forensics
2.
What uses a series of levels to group organisms?
a)
Modern Classification system
b)
Archaic Classification system
c)
Scientific Classification system
d)
Mechanical Classification system
3.
After an organism is placed into a broad group, what happens next?
a)
nothing
b)
will be named a scientific name immediately
c)
will be experimented on
d)
will be placed into smaller and more specific groups
4.
The more classification levels an organism shares with another, ________________________.
a)
the more kingdoms will be created
b)
the more characteristics they have in common
c)
the more scientific names would be created
d)
the more they would cooperate
5.
How many kingdoms are there in the kingdom system?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
3
d)
5
6.
How are organisms placed into kingdoms?
a)
based on their ability to make cells, and number of food digested
b)
based on their ability to make food, and number of cells in their body
c)
based on their size and shape, and number of children
d)
all of the above
7.
What is the Phylum?
a)
contains closely related organisms
b)
the second word in an organism's scientific name
c)
first major division in each kingdom
d)
second major division in each kingdom
8.
In the Plant Kingdom, what is the Phyla sometimes referred to?
a)
divisions
b)
Phylus
c)
genus
d)
protists
9.
What two groups are plants normally divided to?
a)
vertebrates and invertebrates
b)
vascular and nonvascular
c)
organisms and species
10.
In the Animal Kingdom, there are __ different phyla.
a)
17
b)
35
c)
20
d)
40
11.
What two groups are phyla divided into?
a)
vertebrates and invertebrates
b)
phyla and phylum
c)
vascular and nonvascular
d)
genus and phy
12.
The levels in the class, order and family will become more...
a)
broader
b)
specific
c)
animalistic
d)
scientific
13.
Class, order and family will include ______ organisms.
a)
predatorial
b)
more
c)
fewer
d)
older
14.
Genus contains what?
a)
the scientific name of an organism
b)
35 different phyla
c)
more specific levels
d)
closely related organisms
15.
How is the genus used in an organism's scientific name?
a)
used as the first word
b)
used as the second word
c)
used as the middle word
d)
used as the last word
16.
the species is used as the ________ word in an organisms scientific name.
a)
third
b)
second
c)
first
17.
What do species consist?and what are they able to do?
a)
all of the organisms that are a different type and are able to hunt each other
b)
all of the species that are the same type and are able to cooperate and help each other
c)
all of the organisms that are different and isolate each other
d)
all of the organisms of the same type and are able to breed and produce young of the same kind
18.
What is the scientific name made up of?
a)
Class, order and family
b)
phylum and genus
c)
genus and species
d)
animal and genus
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