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Classification of Living Things

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Viruses can only reproduce inside a host cell.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A host can be...

a)

bacteria

b)

human

c)

bat

d)

all of the above

3.

What are the 8 characteristics of life?

a)

Made of at least 1 cell, ability to reproduce, have a metabolism, homeostasis, contain DNA, response to stimuli, grow and develop, shed skin.

b)

Made of at least 1 cell, ability to reproduce, have a metabolism, homeostasis, contain DNA, response to stimuli, grow and develop, evolve/change over time.

c)

Made of at least 1 cell, ability to reproduce, have a metabolism, homeostasis, ability to move, response to stimuli, grow and develop, evolve/change over time.

d)

Made of at least 1 cell, ability to reproduce, have a metabolism, homeostasis, ability to move, response to stimuli, grow and develop, ability to breathe.

4.

You have a virus that causes a fever and your body temperature goes up to 101 degrees F. Your body’s attempt to return to a normal temperature of 98.6 degrees F after the virus is gone is an example of which characteristic of life?

a)

Metabolism

b)

Autotrophy

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Evolution

5.

A heterotrophic eukaryotic organism with a cell wall that decomposes food for energy is in which kingdom?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Fungus

6.

A single celled prokaryote that lives in extremely hot thermal springs in Yellowstone National Park would be in which kingdom?

a)

Virus

b)

Protista

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria

7.

Plants make their own energy molecules (food) using photosynthesis. What do we call this type of organism?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

8.

Unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus and other cellular organelles are known as...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

9.

The two-name naming system used in modern classification of living organisms is called...

a)

cladogram

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

genetics

d)

phylogeny

10.

The most specific level of biological classification is...

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

species

11.

The order of the levels of classification is:

a)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species

b)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, family, species

c)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, species, family

d)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

12.

Which kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?

a)

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Animalia, Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria