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WorksheetsClassification Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the largest grouping in the taxonomy?
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
phylum
2.
Which of the following is the study of how scientists classify organisms?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Division
c)
Canis
d)
Identification
3.
Which of the following is the smallest group in the taxonomy?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Family
d)
Kingdom
4.
In the species name Canis lupis, to what level of the taxonomy does the first word refer?
a)
the organism’s species
b)
the organism’s phylum
c)
the organism’s genus
d)
the organism’s family
5.
The more classification levels organisms share, the more ------.
a)
characteristics they have in common.
b)
specific groups are based.
c)
characteristics they don’t have in common.
d)
different they are.
6.
The animal kingdom can be divided into which two categories?
a)
vascular, nonvascular
b)
genus, species
c)
vertebrate, invertebrate
d)
chordate, vertebrate
7.
Identify the correct order of the taxonomy from largest grouping to most specific grouping.
a)
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
b)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
c)
Kingdom, species, genus, family, class, order, phylum
d)
Phylum, family, genus, species, order, kingdom, class
8.
The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its genus?
a)
Hypsibius
b)
dujardini
c)
water
d)
tardigrade
9.
The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its species?
a)
Hypsibius
b)
dujardini
c)
water
d)
tardigrade
10.
How do scientists organize living things?
a)
by looks
b)
by shared characteristics
c)
by size
d)
by differences
11.
What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.
a)
taxonomy
b)
taxadermy
c)
taxicab
d)
toxicology
12.
If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
13.
Who is the closest relative to the birds?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
fish
d)
amphibians
14.
Who is the closest relative to the sharks?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
ray-finned fish
d)
amphibians
15.
Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
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