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Classification (of Organisms)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the order of classification?

a)

kingdom, domain, class, phyla, family, order, genus, species

b)

species, genus, family, order, class, phyla, kindgdom, domain

c)

domain, kingdom, phyla, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

domain, kingdom, phyla, family, genus, order, class, species

2.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: breaks down materials outside their bodies and absorbs nutrients, ex: mushrooms, molds

a)

plantae

b)

animalia

c)

protista

d)

fungi

3.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: use the sun's energy to make glucose (photosynthesis) ex: pine trees

a)

plantae

b)

animalia

c)

archaeabacteria

d)

fungi

4.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: complex, multi-cellular organisms with no cell walls, ex: humans

a)

eubacteria

b)

protista

c)

fungi

d)

animalia

5.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi; most are single celled

a)

plantae

b)

eubacteria

c)

protista

d)

archaeabacteria

6.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: does not have a membrane bound nucleus; unicellular, ex: bacteria

a)

eubacteria

b)

archaeabacteria

c)

protista

d)

animalia

7.

To which kingdom does the following organism belong: do not have nuclei, can be found in deep ocean vents; mostly unicellular, ex: Thermococcus litoralis

a)

fungi

b)

eubacteria

c)

protista

d)

archaebacteria

8.

What domain is described: unicellular, prokaryotes, found in extreme environments (salty water, volcanic hot springs) ex: sulfolobus

a)

bacteria

b)

archaea

c)

eukarya

d)

prokarya

9.

What domain is described: found everywhere, prokaryotes, most known and studied bacteria, ex: streptococcus

a)

bacteria

b)

archaea

c)

eukarya

d)

prokarya

10.

What domain is described: found everywhere, most of the world's living things, eukaryotes, ex: humans

a)

bacteria

b)

archaea

c)

eukarya

d)

prokarya

11.

The process of grouping things based on similarities

a)

taxonomy

b)

grouping

c)

classification

d)

organizing

12.

The scientific study of how living things are classified

a)

biology

b)

classification

c)

classificology

d)

taxonomy

13.

Who is credited with creating the first classification system, in 5 A.D.?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Aristotle

c)

Carolus Linnaeus

d)

Robert Hooke

14.

Known as the father of taxonomy, gave us the hierarchical system we now use (items arranged either above, below, or at same level

a)

Aristotle

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Stephen Hawking

15.

Introduced the three domain system in the 1970s; changes have been proven by modern technology in molecular biology

a)

Carolus Linnaeus and Gregor Mendel

b)

Aristotle and Plato

c)

Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking

d)

George Fox and Carl Woese

16.

The highest rank of organisms in a biological taxonomy; divides cellular life into three groups

a)

kingdom

b)

domain

c)

phyla

d)

species

17.

How many levels of classification are there?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

18.

To what genus do poodles belong?

a)

felis

b)

bos

c)

passer

d)

canis

19.

To what family do humans belong?

a)

Hominidae

b)

Phasianidae

c)

Liliaceae

d)

Culicidae

20.

To what order do cactus belong?

a)

Hurtyourhandophyllales

b)

primates

c)

Dontwantitstuckinyourbacksideates

d)

Caryophyllales