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WorksheetsClassification of Life
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
basic unit of life
a)
cell
b)
organisim
c)
kingdom
d)
species
2.
any living thing
a)
cell
b)
organism
c)
kingdom
d)
species
3.
a group of similar organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring
a)
cell
b)
organism
c)
kingdom
d)
species
4.
two part name using genus and species, is used to avoid confusion, ex. FELIX CONCOLOR
a)
scientific name
b)
DNA
c)
dichotomous key
d)
classification
5.
tool used for identification, gives 2 choices
a)
scientific name
b)
dichotomous key
c)
classification
d)
domain
6.
the act of organizing by similar characteristics
a)
classification
b)
domanin
c)
dichotomous key
d)
scientific name
7.
a living thing that is only one cell its entire life
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
8.
an organism made of more than 1 cell
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
9.
literally "two word naming system" how we get the scientific name
a)
phylogeny
b)
taxonomy
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
Carl Linnaeus
10.
an organisms scientific name consists of ...
a)
class name and family name
b)
kingdom name and phylum name
c)
genus name and species name
d)
phylum name and species name
11.
Which is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species
d)
Species, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Kingdom
12.
Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
a)
Order
b)
Family
c)
Class
d)
Species
13.
What level comes immediately after "order" in the classification levels?
a)
family
b)
genus
c)
phylum
d)
class
14.
Which two organisms have hair?
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
15.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
16.
According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:
a)
Amphibians
b)
Sharks
c)
Ray Finned Fish
d)
Crocodiles
17.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
18.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
19.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
20.
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
21.
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.
a)
All living things reproduce
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
22.
A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
23.
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things use energy
24.
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
25.
An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
26.
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
27.
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
28.
A cat is an organism that has a respiratory system that contains lungs and a trachea.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things have different levels of organization
d)
All living things grow
29.
A sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have different levels of organization
d)
All living things reproduce
30.
An adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things contain cells
d)
All living things grow
31.
The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
32.
Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things have cells
33.
YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things respond to their environment
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