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WorksheetsBIODIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Which statements are true about taxonomic hierarchy?
The broadest taxon is phylum
Order is a taxon within a class and it consists of several families
Different organisms within a class are from the same family
Different organisms within an order may belong to different classes
Three types of biodiversity with their explanation are given in the table below.
Which types of biodiversity’s correspond to their explanation?
refer choice 5 to answer.
A
B
C
D
Which is the correct way of writing the scientific name of an organism when handwritten?
Eurycoma longifolia
Eurycoma longifolia
Eurycoma longifolia
Eurycoma longifolia
What classification level that groups vertebrate animals into mammals, amphibians, reptiles and aves?
Species
Genus
Order
Class
A group of organisms from different classes but similar characteristics and evolutionary path can be grouped into…
order
family
phylum
gene=us
Which is the correct order of taxonomic hierarchy for the rat?
Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® rattus ® Rattus
Kingdom ® Mammalia ® Chordata ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® Rattus ® rattus
Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® Rattus ® rattus
Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Muroideae ® Rodentia ® Rattus ® rattus
In a Kingdom, organisms from which taxon have the highest level of similarity?
phylum
family
class
order
Organism X and Y are from the same order. Which of the following statements are TRUE?
They are from the same class
They are from the same family
They may be from the same genus
They may be from a different family
The following is the dichotomous key to identify some invertebrate groups.
A1 Radial symmetry……………..Cnidaria
A2 Bilateral symmetry…………..............B
B1 Segmented body…………………......C
B2 Non-segmented body……….Nematoda
C1 Body with setae………….......Annelida
C2 Body without setae………..Arthropoda
Which of the following statements are TRUE based on the dichotomous key above?
Cnidaria does not have bilateral symmetry
Both Nematoda and Annelida have bilateral symmetry
Both Nematoda and Annelida have segmented body
Cnidaria may have setae
Which of the following are based on the Linnaeus binomial system?
Scientific name are given in Latin
Genus name and species name must be underlined together
The scientific name is specific to one particular species
In printing, scientific names must be presented in italic
Two plants from the same order but from different families show a closer natural relationship as compared to two plants in…
The same family, but different genus
The same genus, but different species
The same phylum, but different class
The same phylum, but different kingdom
The correct way to write the scientific name of maize is…
Zea mays
Zea mays
Zea mays
Zea mays
Nomenclature is a method used to…
Give scientific name to organisms
Identify homologous structures
Give in situ protection for organisms
Promote speciation process
