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Diversity of Life Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The science of naming and grouping living things is called

a)

organization.

b)

botany.

c)

taxonomy.

d)

diversity of life.

2.

Which of the following lists correctly orders the levels of classification from largest to smallest.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.

Which level of classification would contain the most genetic diversity?

a)

species

b)

phylum

c)

kingdom

d)

family

e)

class

4.

Which level of classification would contain the smallest number of organisms?

a)

genus

b)

kingdom

c)

species

d)

class

e)

phylum

5.

Which level of classification makes up the first part of a scientific name?

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

species

d)

phylum

e)

order

6.

In which level of classification would the organisms look the most similar?

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

species

d)

phylum

e)

order

7.

This is an image of

a)

bacterial cells

b)

plant cells

c)

fungal cells

d)

viruses

8.

Viruses are ____ because they ____.

a)

living: contain DNA

b)

living: are cells

c)

non-living: can't reproduce on their own

d)

non-living: don't move

e)

living: are made of cells

9.

Which letter indicates the attachment proteins?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

10.

Which letter indicates the nucleic acid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

11.

Which letter indicates the capsid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

12.

An injection of a weak form of a virus that helps prevent illness is called a/an ___.

a)

antivirus

b)

antibiotic

c)

vaccine

d)

antibody

13.

Bacteria are ____ because they ____.

a)

prokaryotes: don't have a nucleus

b)

non-living: don't have DNA

c)

eukaryotic: have a nucleus

d)

heterotrophs: do photosynthesis

14.

What is the shape of these bacterial cells?

a)

cocci

b)

squiggli

c)

sprilla

d)

bacilli

15.

What is the shape of these bacterial cells?

a)

cocci

b)

squiggli

c)

sprilla

d)

bacilli

16.

What is the name for a type of sexual reproduction for bacteria?

a)

endospores

b)

cross pollinating

c)

conjugation

d)

attachment proteins

17.

Bacteria that live in harsh environments are classified into which kingdom?

a)

eubacteria

b)

archaebacteria

c)

methanogen

d)

thermophile

18.

Protists are ___.

a)

all unicellular, prokaryotic, and autotrophic

b)

all multicellular, prokaryotic, and heterotrophic

c)

all eukaryotic

d)

all harmful

19.

Protists are classified based on ___.

a)

the way they move

b)

what they eat

c)

size and shape

d)

their similarity to other living things

20.

Which of the following is an example of a protist?

a)

yeast

b)

streptococcus

c)

amoeba

d)

methanogen

21.

Fungi are ___.

a)

nearly all multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic

b)

all unicellular, eukaryotic, and autotrophic

c)

nearly all multicellular, prokaryotic, and heterotrophic

d)

all harmful

22.

How do fungi obtain energy?

a)

through photosynthesis

b)

by digesting food outside of their bodies and absorbing it

c)

by making spores

d)

by eating bacteria

23.

Which structure is indicated by letter A?

a)

reproductive structure

b)

hyphae

c)

mycellium

d)

spore

24.

Which structure is indicated by letter C?

a)

reproductive structure

b)

hyphae

c)

mycellium

d)

spore

25.

Plants are ___.

a)

all multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic

b)

all multicellular, eukaryotic, and autotrophic

c)

all unicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic

d)

all multicellular, prokaryotic, and autotrophic

26.

Which plant part anchors the plant and absorbs water?

a)

root

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

flower

27.

Which plant part transports water from the roots to the leaves?

a)

root

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

flower

28.

Which plant part is responsible for reproduction of the plant?

a)

root

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

flower

29.

Which type of cells in the leaf do most of the photosynthesis?

a)

upper epidermis

b)

palisade mesophyll (layer)

c)

guard cells

d)

spongy mesophyll (layer)

30.

This flower part catches pollen during pollination.

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

e)

I

31.

This flower part is the anther.

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

e)

I

32.

This flower part is colorful to attract pollinators.

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

I

e)

J

33.

This flower part is the stigma.

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

I

e)

J

34.

How do simple organisms like sponges meet most of their survival needs?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

symbiosis

c)

diffusion

d)

respiration

35.

What type of symmetry does this animal have?

a)

bilateral

b)

radial

c)

asymmetry

d)

biometric

36.

What type of symmetry does this animal have?

a)

bilateral

b)

radial

c)

asymmetry

d)

biometric

37.

Animals are ___?

a)

all unicellular, eukaryotic, and autotrophic

b)

all unicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic

c)

all multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic

d)

all unicellular, prokaryotic, and autotrophic

38.

95% of all animals are ___.

a)

vetebrates

b)

mammals

c)

insects

d)

invertebrates