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BIODIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statements are true about taxonomic hierarchy?

a)

The broadest taxon is phylum

b)

Order is a taxon within a class and it consists of several families

c)

Different organisms within a class are from the same family

d)

Different organisms within an order may belong to different classes

2.

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)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)
3.

Which is the correct way of writing the scientific name of an organism when handwritten?

a)

Eurycoma longifolia

b)

Eurycoma longifolia

c)

Eurycoma longifolia

d)

Eurycoma longifolia

4.

What classification level that groups vertebrate animals into mammals, amphibians, reptiles and aves?

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Order

d)

Class

5.

A group of organisms from different classes but similar characteristics and evolutionary path can be grouped into…

a)

order

b)

family

c)

phylum

d)

gene=us

6.

Which is the correct order of taxonomic hierarchy for the rat?

a)

Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® rattus ® Rattus

b)

Kingdom ® Mammalia ® Chordata ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® Rattus ® rattus

c)

Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Rodentia ® Muroideae ® Rattus ® rattus

d)

Kingdom ® Chordata ® Mammalia ® Muroideae ® Rodentia ® Rattus ® rattus

7.

In a Kingdom, organisms from which taxon have the highest level of similarity?

a)

phylum

b)

family

c)

class

d)

order

8.

Organism X and Y are from the same order. Which of the following statements are TRUE?

a)

They are from the same class

b)

They are from the same family

c)

They may be from the same genus

d)

They may be from a different family

9.

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?

a)

Cnidaria does not have bilateral symmetry

b)

Both Nematoda and Annelida have bilateral symmetry

c)

Both Nematoda and Annelida have segmented body

d)

Cnidaria may have setae

10.

Which of the following are based on the Linnaeus binomial system?

a)

Scientific name are given in Latin

b)

Genus name and species name must be underlined together

c)

The scientific name is specific to one particular species

d)

In printing, scientific names must be presented in italic

11.

Two plants from the same order but from different families show a closer natural relationship as compared to two plants in…

a)

The same family, but different genus

b)

The same genus, but different species

c)

The same phylum, but different class

d)

The same phylum, but different kingdom

12.

The correct way to write the scientific name of maize is…

a)

Zea mays

b)

Zea mays

c)

Zea mays

d)

Zea mays

13.

Nomenclature is a method used to…

a)

Give scientific name to organisms

b)

Identify homologous structures

c)

Give in situ protection for organisms

d)

Promote speciation process