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SB4 Classification, Taxonomy Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
What can a classification system show about an organism?
a)
absolute age of an organism
b)
what an organism is made of
c)
its relationship to other organisms
d)
which organisms are the strongest
3.
Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
4.

Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?

a)

leo

b)

Animalia

c)

Panthera

d)

mammalia

5.

Which taxonomic category is highest?

a)

class

b)

genus

c)

order

d)

domain

6.
An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?
a)
class and order
b)
family and genus
c)
genus and species
d)
kingdom and phylum
7.

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

c)

Animalia

d)

mammalia

8.
What role did Linnaeus play in classification of organisms?
a)
He classified all life into plants and animals.
b)
He classified all life by where organisms lived.
c)
He started naming organisms using binomial nomenclature.
d)
He utilized DNA technology to form the modern system of naming.
9.

Which two organisms would probably be least closely related?

a)

two organisms from the same kingdom

b)

two organisms from the same order

c)

two organisms from the same family

d)

two organisms from the same genus

10.
The table shows some characteristics of four kingdoms.
Which characteristics would a taxonomist use to classify organisms as Archaebacteria or as Eubacteria?
a)
the internal organization of the cell
b)
the number of cells in an individual
c)
the chemical composition of the cell wall
d)
the nutritional requirements of the organism
11.

Examine the cladogram.

Which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

wolves and sharks

b)

starfish and sharks

c)

protists and sharks

d)

gorillas and sharks

12.
Which can be inferred by viewing a phylogenetic tree?
a)
ancestral lineages
b)
color variation in species
c)
food choice of an organism
d)
probability of extinction in a population
13.
What goal does Taxonomy accomplish?
a)
explains the differences between living organisms
b)
classifies living organisms into groups
c)
predicts the types of undiscovered organisms
d)
establishes relationships of organisms with their habitat
14.

Which sequence of organisms best shows the arrangement of least complex to most complex?

a)

lancelet-lamprey-turtle-tuna-salamander-leopard

b)

lamprey-lancelet-salamander-tuna-turtle-leopard

c)

lancelet-lamprey-tuna-salamander-turtle-leopard

d)

lamprey-tuna-lancelet-turtle-salamander-leopard

15.
Which of the following is an example or organisms with the most recent common ancestor?
a)
a butterfly & a bluebird
b)
a wolf & a mountain lion
c)
an ostrich & a penguin
d)
a moose & an elephant
16.
Which of the following shows the taxa in the correct order?
a)
kingdom-phylum-order-class-family-genus-species
b)
kingdom-class-order-family-phylum-genus-species
c)
kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species
d)
kingdom-phylum-family-order-class-genus-species
17.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
18.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
19.
Almost all bacteria are...
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
20.
Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?
a)
Animalia and Plantae
b)
Animalia and Protista
c)
Protista and Plantae
21.
To which phylum do birds and cats belong?
a)
Arthropoda
b)
Chordata
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Cnidaria
22.
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
23.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
24.
Moss belongs in the kingdom...
a)
Fungi
b)
Plantae
25.

Algae and Kelp belong to the Kingdom formerly known as...

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Eubacteria

26.
The name for the phylum of segmented worms is called...
a)
Echinodermata
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Annelida
d)
Cnidaria
27.
Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
28.
Most animals in this phylum have a backbone.
a)
Arthropoda
b)
Chordata
c)
Annelida
d)
Mollusca
29.

The 8 levels of classification, most inclusive to most least inclusive.

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

30.

Cladograms and phylogenetic trees are both diagrams that show relationships between organisms. How are they different?

a)

Cladograms show actual relationships, but phylogenetic trees show hypothetical relationships.

b)

Cladograms show hypothetical relationships but phylogenetic trees show actual relationships.

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