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SB4 Classification Practice Questions

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who developed the system of binomial nomenclature?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Carl Linnaeus

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Pierre Magnol

2.

The major taxa of scientific classification include

a)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, and family.

b)

kingdom, phylum, class, genus, and species.

c)

. genus, species, variety, family, and tribe

d)

genus, species, variety, form, and individual.

3.

How are plants classified?

a)

the common name system

b)

the binomial system

c)

the european system

d)

the scientific system

4.

What is the most general and largest category in Linnaeus's system?

a)

class

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

kingdom

5.

Which sequence is in the correct order from the least specific to the most specific?

a)

Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Family → Order → Genus → Species

b)

Kingdom → Genus → Family → Phylum → Class → Order → Species

c)

Kingdom → Family → Genus → Phylum → Class → Order → Species

d)

. Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species

6.

What viral replication cycle is taking place in this diagram?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

lysogenic cycle

d)

lytic cycle

7.

Among the living species, which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

A and G

b)

C and F

c)

B and G

d)

E and F

8.

The structure of a virus is simpler than the structure of a cell. A virus may be composed of only

a)

a lysosome, transfer RNA, and enzymes

b)

a cytoskeleton, chloroplasts, and a mitochondrion

c)

a nucleus, a Golgi apparatus, and cytoplasm

d)

a genome, a protein coat, and a lipid membrane

9.

Viruses that replicate using the lysogenic cycle

a)

break open the cell at the end of the cycle.

b)

may convert to the lytic cycle

c)

are all bacteriophages with DNA.

d)

always affect the function of the host cell

10.

Herpes simplex and HIV are excellent examples of which of the following?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

immunity

d)

antigens

11.

What are the 2 primary parts of a virus?

a)

DNA, carbohydrate coat

b)

capsule, protein coat

c)

capsule, carbohydrate coat

d)

DNA, protein coat

12.

Which statement is supported by the cladogram?

a)

The tuna does not have a jaws.

b)

The leopard does not walk on four legs.

c)

The lamprey does not have a vertebral column

d)

The salamander does not produce an amniotic egg.

13.

Compared to bacterial cells, viruses are

a)

much smaller

b)

always alive

c)

much larger

d)

more complex

14.

What is the study of the spread of disease?

a)

biochemistry

b)

ecology

c)

epidemiology

d)

toxicology

15.

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

a)

Species X evolved later than Species U but before Species S.

b)

Species T and Species U are related to species X.

c)

Species T is the ancestor of Species S.

d)

Species U and V evolved from Species S.

16.

Viruses come in a wide variety of forms. Which of the following is NOT a viral structure?

a)

enveloped

b)

polyhedral

c)

helical

d)

chained

17.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D