WorksheetsZOOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
In the taxonomic hierarchy of organisms, which of the following arrangement shows the most broad to the most specific organization?
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
The scientific name of an organism is made from the...
domain and kingdom name
class and family name
genus and species name
phylum and order name
Cells that have a true nucleus are called....
archaebacteria
eukaryote
prokaryote
neutrophil
Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?
2 organisms in the same species
2 organisms in the same family
2 organisms in the same kingdom
2 organisms in the same genus
All animals are described as...
autotrophic
heterotrophic
sessile
prokaryotic
All spiders have
6 legs
8 legs
10 legs
The head defines what point of reference
anterior
dorsal
posterior
ventral
The number of chambers in the frog heart is
2
3
4
Which system is responsible for processing information and responding to stimuli?
Endocrine system
Circulatory system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Structures that form as a result of multiple tissues combining are called...
Cells
Organs
Organ systems
Organisms
Which is NOT a mammalian defining characteristic?
Hair/fur
Live birth (viviparous)
Produce milk
Warm blooded
A dog is an example of an animal with ___ symmetry.
Bilateral
Lateral
Radial
Which of these scientific names is in the correct format for wolf?
canis lupus
Canis lupus
Canis Lupus
Canis lupus
Natural selection was a concept described by...
Aristotle
Darwin
Lamarck
Buffon
If an organism has a haploid number of 24, how many chromosomes does it have?
12
24
36
48
How many chromosomes are present in a human sperm?
23
46
38
24
The DNA of two closely related spcies would most likely be...
identical
very similar
somewhat different
completely different
A segment of a DNA molecule that carries instructions for a specific trait is called _____
alelle
chromosome
gene
nucleotide
Meiosis is the process of making sex cells or gametes. In humans, how many mature egg cells result from a cell that went through meiotic division?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following are considered prokarytes?
animals
bacteria
fungi
plants
Which of the following represents the correct order in mitotic division?
Prophase - Telophase - Metaphase - Anaphase
Anaphase - Metaphase - Prophase - Telophase
Telophase - Prophase - Anaphase - Metaphase
Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase
Which of the following is found only in RNA but not found in a DNA?
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Uracil
Given the segment of DNA below, which of the choices below represents its complimentary strand?
CGACCCAAATGATTC
GCTGGGTTTACTAAG
CGACCCAAATGATTC
TAGTTTGGGCAGCCT
GCUGGGUUUACUAAG
A man with blood type A marries a woman with bloodtype B, their first child is blood type O. Which of the following will explain this?
Both parents are homozygous dominant for the trait
Both parents are heterozygous for the trait
The child is not their biological child
There was a mistake in the blood type of one of the parents
What anatomical structure connects the stomach and the mouth?
adrenal
esophagus
trachea
hepatic duct
Cellular respiration that takes place when oxygen is absent...
fermentation
glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Calvin cycle
Exchange of genetic materials in meiosis that increases genetic variety in the offspring of organisms is called ....
crossing over
disjunction
mutation
translocation
The founder of the Modern Science of Genetics with his unintentional, but well- controlled and brilliantly-designed experiments on inheritance.
Melvin Calvin
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Carl Linneus
You crossed a red flowered plant with a white flowered plant and all the offspring have pink flowers. What is the probable explanation for this?
Red is completely dominant over white.
White is completely dominant over red.
Pink is dominant over white and red.
Red and white exhibit incomplete dominance.
A CODON is ...
a single nucleotide in an RNA molecule
a group of 3 nucleotide sequences
the nucleotide between the start and stop codes
all of the nucleotides in an mRNA strand
The human heart has _____ chambers.
2
3
4
5
Where would you find the alveoli in your body?
heart
liver
lungs
kidney
Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type O blood?
one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type A blood
one parent with homozygous type A blood, and the other parent with homozygous type O blood
one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type O blood
one parent with heterozygous type A blood, and the other parent with type O blood
