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WorksheetsClassification
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring is a(n)
a)cross breed
b)species
c)kingdom
d)family
2.
There are
a)many kingdoms but only a few species
b)only a few species and only a few kingdoms
c)many kingdoms and many species
d)many species but only a few kingdoms
3.
The two names used to make an organisms scientific name are the
a)
genus and species names
b)kingdom and phylum names
c)
class and order names
d)kingdom and species names
4.
The classification system has
a)always and will always stayed the same
b)not changed in the past but will likely change in the future
c)changed in the past and will continue to change in the future
d)changed in the past but will not change in the future
5.
Scientific names are used to identify organisms because
a)
common names may be different in different regions
b)scientific names are the same in all languages
c)the same common name may be used for more than one organism
d)all of these are true
6.
Today we classify all living things into
a)seven kingdoms
b)six kingdoms
c)five kingdoms
d)two kingdoms
7.
The science of classification is known as
a)taxidermy
b)taxiscopy
c)taxonomy
d)taxpreperation
8.
A tool used to identify organisms in which there are paired descriptions.
a)descriptive key
b)binomial key
c)dichotomous key
d)evolutionary key
9.
Offspring of cross breeding are usually
a)just like the father
b)just like the mother
c)
able to reproduce
d)not fertile (not able to reproduce)
10.
The man who is considered the father of taxonomy is
a)
Darwin
b)
Ray
c)
Linnaeus
d)
Aristotle
11.
Unlike in the past, scientists can now examine an organisms
a)body coverings and body parts
b)chemical makeup; its DNA
c)similarities and differences
d)size and appearance
12.
The two word naming system used in modern classification is called
a)diurnal heirarchy
b)dinormal pairing
c)binomial nomenclature
d)bimodal systemization
13.
Scientists use ___ characteristics in order to classify organisms.
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
physical and chemical
d)
any
14.
The correct way to write the scientific name for a red maple tree is....
a)
ACER RUBRUM
b)
Red maple
c)
acer rubrum
d)
Acer rubrum
15.
A branching diagram that represents the proposed evolutionary history of a species or group.
a)
Cladogram
b)
Taxon/Taxa
c)
Classificaiton
16.
Any person to whom two or more persons claim descent; also, the most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved
a)
Ancestral Characterisitics
b)
Common Ancestor
c)
Derived Characterisitics
17.
In the name of the white oak, Quercus alba, Quercus is the species name.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The placing of information or objects into groups based on certain similarities is ____.
a)
biochemical analysis
b)
classification
c)
phylogeny
d)
speciation
19.
Group of related species
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
genera (genus)
d)
kingdom
20.
group of related classes
a)
kingdom
b)
genera
c)
phylum
d)
order
21.
The language used for scientific names is ____ because it does not change.
a)
German
b)
Spanish
c)
Portugese
d)
Latin
22.
group of related genera
a)
kingdom
b)
phylum
c)
family
d)
species
23.
group of related phyla
a)
kingdom
b)
class
c)
order
d)
family
24.
group of related orders
a)
family
b)
class
c)
kingdom
d)
phylum
25.
group of related families
a)
classes
b)
genera
c)
species
d)
order
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