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Classification

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
2.

Which domain includes all animals & plants?

a)

Archaea

b)

Eukarya

c)

Bacteria

3.
Almost all bacteria are...
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
4.

Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?

a)

Animalia & Plantae

b)

Animalia & Protista

c)

Plantae & Protista

d)

Animalia & Bacteria

5.

To which phylum do birds & cats belong?

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Chordata

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Cnidaria

6.

To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...

a)

it cannot reproduce asexually

b)

it cannot make its own food

c)

it cannot breathe oxygen gas

d)

it is photosynthetic

7.

Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?

a)

Plantae & Animalia

b)

Fungi & Plantae

c)

Protista & Plantae

d)

Animalia & Fungi

8.

Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archaea

d)

Plantae

e)

Archaea & Bacteria

9.

Moss belongs in the kingdom...

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Animalia

10.

Algae & Kelp belong to the Kingdom...

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Animalia

11.

A wolf is Canis lupus.

The genus is:

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

12.

Which kingdom is autotrophic & has a cell wall?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

e)

Animalia

13.

You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

e)

Bacteria

14.

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

a)

Plantae

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

e)

Bacteria

15.

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

a)

class & family name

b)

genus & species name

c)

domain & kingdom name

d)

kingdom & phylum name

e)

kingdom & species name

16.

Term given to describe the 2 name, naming system is:

a)

dichotmous key

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

2 scientific names

d)

binomial key

17.

The 8 levels of classification, from broad to most specific is:

a)

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

b)

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

c)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

e)

Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

18.

The taxa after Order is:

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Phylum

e)

Class

19.

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

20.
Cladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.
a)
shared
b)
different
c)
similar
d)
opposite
21.

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Ray-finned fish

c)

Crocodiles

d)

Birds

e)

Primates

22.

Which two orgainsms have hair?

a)

Sharks & Ray-finned Fish

b)

Primates & Rodents

c)

Birds & Crocodiles

d)

Rabbits & Birds

e)

Rodents & Birds

23.

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:

a)

Amphibians

b)

Sharks

c)

Ray Finned Fish

d)

Crocodiles

24.

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

a)

Carolus Linnaeus

b)

Carl's Jr.

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Mr. Lelwica

e)

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

25.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

a)

Frog

b)

Hare

c)

Caiman

d)

Parrot

e)

Tuna

26.

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

a)

Jaws

b)

Mammary glands & hair

c)

Terrestrial during all life stages

d)

Bipedal & opposable thumbs

e)

Exoskeleton

27.

What is the most specific level of classification?

a)

Family

b)

Domain

c)

Species

d)

Genus

e)

Phylum

28.

Which of these is the more specific level of classification?

a)

Family

b)

Domain

c)

Order

d)

Genus

e)

Phylum

29.
All organisms that do not fit into plant, fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nucleus are:
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
protists
d)
fungus
30.
This kingdom is unicellular and prokaryotic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
31.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
32.

Bacteria...

a)

are eukaryotic

b)

live in normal conditions

c)

are non-living

d)

are multicellular

33.
What kingdom is always multicellular, heterotrophic and has NO cell wall?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
34.

What is the difference between Archaea and Bacteria?

a)

Bacteria is eukaryotic

b)

Archaea is multicellular

c)

Archaea can live in extreme environments

d)

They are exactly the same

35.

In which kingdom do I belong if I am unicellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic?

a)

Archaea

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

d)

Plantae

e)

Bacteria

36.
This domain is characterized by ancient bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs.
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Prokarya
37.

Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?

a)

Archaea & Animalia

b)

Bacteria & Archaea

c)

Fungi & Protista

d)

Plantae & Bacteria

e)

Bacteria & Protista

38.

Which kingdom is part of the domain Archaea?

a)

Animalia

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plantae

e)

Protista

39.

This unicellular organism is found in normal environments. What kingdom does it belong to?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

e)

Animalia

40.

Animals that have live birth, breasts & fur are in the class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptilia

d)

Amphibia

e)

Insecta

41.

Bald Eagles are in the Class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptilia

d)

Amphibia

e)

Insecta

42.

Mosquitoes are in the Class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptilia

d)

Amphibia

e)

Insecta

43.

Frogs & Toads are in the Class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptilia

d)

Amphibia

e)

Insecta

44.

Turtles & Snakes are in the class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptilia

d)

Amphibia

e)

Insecta

45.

If the taxa ends with "ae or "dae" , it is the ______level.

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Order

e)

Phylum