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Bio Species and Classification

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
2.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
3.
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
4.
Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share an order  
5.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Cladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.
a)
shared
b)
different
c)
similar
d)
opposite
7.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
8.
Which two orgainsms have hair? 
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
9.
According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to: 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Sharks
c)
Ray Finned Fish
d)
Crocodiles
10.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
11.
What is the most specific level of classification?
a)
Family
b)
Domain
c)
Species
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
12.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
13.
Almost all bacteria are...
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
14.
Choose the correct way to write the scientific name for humans:
a)
homo sapiens
b)
Homosapiens
c)
Homo sapiens
d)
Homo Sapiens
15.
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
a)
To organize biomes
b)
Identify organisms
c)
Identify bacteria only
d)
None of these
16.
What is the study of classification called?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Geology
c)
Anatomy
d)
Geometry
17.
If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
18.
Which is the largest grouping in the taxonomy?
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
phylum
19.

Based on their names, you know that the baboons Papio annubis and Papio cynocephalus do NOT belong to the same

a)

class

b)

family

c)

genus

d)

species

20.

The correct sequence from the broadest (largest) to the most specific(smallest) taxonomic levels is

a)

Family, phylum, class, kingdom, order, species, and genus

b)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

c)

Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, and species

d)

Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, and kingdom

21.
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria are the only living organisms that do NOT have ___
a)
a cell wall
b)
a nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
flagella
22.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is 
a)
taxonomy
b)
grouping
c)
anatomy
d)
evolution
23.
In the levels of classification, what comes after phylum?
a)
class
b)
family
c)
genus
d)
order
24.
In the levels of classification, what contains a group of classes?
a)
family
b)
genus
c)
order
d)
phylum
25.
Why do we use scientific names?
a)
Because we like to sound smart.
b)
Because they are recognized world wide.
c)
Because organisms only have one common name and it makes it easier.
d)
What? What are scientific names?
26.

Which level is after the order?

a)

class

b)

family

c)

genius

d)

phylum

27.

What level is after class?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

family

d)

order

28.

Members of this domain are unicellular, prokaryotic, and they live in some extreme environments.

a)

Domain Eukaryota

b)

Domain Archaebacterial

c)

Domain Bacteria

29.

Organisms are unicellular, prokaryotic, and ecologically diverse. They range from free-living soil organisms to deadly parasites.

a)

Domain Eukaryota

b)

Domain Bacteria

c)

domain Archaebacterial

30.

This domain consists of all organisms that have a nucleus.

a)

Domain Eukaryota

b)

Domain Archaebacterial

c)

Domain Bacteria

31.
Gentoo penguins will present a mate with a pebble that they find to attract a mate. Emperor penguins have a specific call and movement that they make to attract a mate. Which type of isolation do these penguins demonstrate?
a)
temporal isolation 
b)
behavioral isolation
c)
geographical isolation
d)
anatomical isolation
32.
Which of the following must occur for speciation to happen?
a)
geographic isolation
b)
reproductive isolation
c)
temporal isolation
d)
behavioral isolation
33.

In the Great Lakes region of North America, gray wolves and coyotes are similar species but do not mate because their breeding periods occur at different times of the year.

a)

Geographic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Temporal isolation

34.

The females of two species of fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans release slightly different mating hormones called pheromones, which are used to attract male mates.

a)

Geographic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Temporal isolation

35.

A type of isolation in which two populations become separated by a physical barrier such as a canyon, river, lake, preventing the two populations from interbreeding.

a)

Geographic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Temporal isolation

36.

A type of isolation where two species whose ranges overlap have different periods of sexual activity or breeding seasons.

a)

Geographic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Temporal isolation

37.
The lava released by a volcanic eruption separates two populations of a species of monkey. What does this represent?
a)
biological isolation
b)
geographical isolation
c)
temporal isolation
d)
anatomical isolation
38.
Which of the following is the best definition of biogeographic isolation?
a)
the separation of members of a species through geographical or biological forces
b)
the separation of members of different species through geographical or biological forces
c)
the separation of populations of different species through time
d)
the separation of members of a species through anatomical forces
39.
Which is an example of temporal isolation?
a)
flowers that bloom in different months 
b)
birds that have different mating calls
c)
fruit flies that mate in different locations
d)
squirrels that have different fur colors

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