WorksheetsScientific classification
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is/are true of animals?
a)
They are multicellular.
b)
They are eukaryotic.
c)
They are heterotrophs.
d)
All choices are correct.
2.
Organisms, like sponges, lacking body tissues and body symmetry belong to which of the following phyla?
a)
Cnidaria
b)
Mollusca
c)
Nematoda
d)
Porifera
3.
Mollusks include which of the following?
a)
Octopus, Squid, Slugs, Snails
b)
Fish, Squid, Jellyfish, Sea cucumbers
c)
Sea stars, Sea cucumbers, sea urchins
d)
Oysters, Fish, Whales, Sponges
4.
Which of the following are examples of echinoderms?
a)
Jellyfish, Hydrozoa, Squid
b)
Slugs, Snails, Mussels
c)
Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers
d)
bony fish, cartilaginous fish
5.
Animals that have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton are members of the phylum. It is the largest animal phylum.
a)
platyhelminthes
b)
arthropoda
c)
annelida
d)
cnidaria
6.
The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...
a)
Species
b)
Phylum
c)
Kingdom
d)
Domain
7.
Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
8.
What phylum is able to regenerate from one limb, and includes starfish?
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Chordates
c)
Cnidarians
d)
Arthropods
9.
The 8 levels of classification, broadest 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
10.
Scientists classify living organisms by --
a)
placing them in groups with organisms that share similar characteristics and evolutionary lineage.
b)
placing them in groups with organisms that share similar characteristics and are colored the same.
c)
the type of brain the organism has
d)
giving each one several different kingdom names.
11.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
12.
Because sponges cannot move around they are considered ______.
a)
sessile
b)
senile
c)
sedementary
d)
spongin
13.
Sponges use pores to
a)
move from place to place.
b)
filter food from the water.
c)
defend themselves.
14.
Sponges belong to which invertebrate phylum?
a)
Porifera
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Ctenophora
d)
Echinodermata
15.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Louis Pasteur
16.
What "rules" do you follow when writing a scientific name?
a)
capitalize the first word
b)
lower case the 2nd word
c)
underline both words
d)
all of these must be used
17.
What is the proper list of scientific names?
a)
K C O F P G S
b)
K G C O F S P
c)
K P C O F G S
d)
P K C F O G S
18.
Which of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?
a)
Scientific names vary from place to place.
b)
Common names can vary from place to place.
c)
Scientific names are written in Latin.
d)
Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.
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