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Animal Classification

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is any living being, plant or animal?

a)

organism

b)

fungi

c)

Animal

d)

plant

2.

What is a class or group marked by common characteristics and comprised of structurally related organisms?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phyla

c)

Genus

d)

Order

3.

The five common divisions into which natural objects are classified

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phyla

c)

Genus

d)

Species

4.

The highest level of scientific classification (kingdom) to which all plants belong

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Protista

d)

Monera

5.

The kingdom to which singular celled organisms such as protozoa belong

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Monera

d)

Protista

6.

The primary divisions of the kingdom Animalia

a)

Phyla

b)

Plant

c)

Protista

d)

Monera

7.

In animals of the phylum Chordata a stringy rodlike structure that is made of tough elastic tissue which is present in the embyro.

a)

Phylon

b)

Cud

c)

Polled

d)

Notochord

8.

Smaller divisions within classes.

a)

Order

b)

Kingdoms

c)

Phylums

d)

Classes

9.

Offspring almost always looking like the parents

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Breeding True

c)

Blood Typing

d)

Monera

10.

An animal that is raised for more than one purpose, e.g. sheep for wool and mutton.

a)

Work

b)

Dual Purpose

c)

Meat

d)

Pet

11.

Choosing the best and desired animals and using those animals for breeding purposes.

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Breeding True

c)

Blood Typing

d)

Monera

12.

An organization that promotes a certain breed of animal. They control the registration process of purebred animals of that breed.

a)

Kingdoms

b)

Species

c)

Breed Association

d)

Phylon

13.

A system of scientific classification of living organisms that used two names, the genus and the species.

a)

Dual Purpose

b)

Binomial Nomenclature

c)

Breed Associations

d)

Classes

14.

A category of individuals having common attributes as a logical division of a genus; the second name in the binomial nomenclature identifying an organism.

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phyla

c)

Genus

d)

Species

15.

The highest level of scientific classification (kingdom) to which all animals belong

a)

Animalia

b)

Phyla

c)

Genus

d)

Species

16.

The kingdom to which singular celled organisms such as bacteria belong

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Protista

d)

Monera

17.

The kingdom to which multi-celled organisms such as fungi belong.

a)

Organism

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Plant

18.

The Greek word for race or kind

a)

Phylon

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Monera

19.

Further divisions within phyla or subphyla.

a)

Dual Purpose

b)

Binomial Classification

c)

Breed Associations

d)

Classes

20.

A small wad of regurgitated feed in the mouth of a ruminant that is rechewed and swallowed

a)

Wether

b)

Notochord

c)

Cud

d)

Polled

21.

An animal that is naturally hornless

a)

Wether

b)

Notochord

c)

Cud

d)

Polled

22.

Analyzing an animal’s blood to determine the animal’s ancestry

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Breeding True

c)

Blood Typing

d)

Monera

23.

A male sheep that has been castrated

a)

wether

b)

notochord

c)

cud

d)

polled

24.

The belly of an animal. In swine, it refers to the mammary system of the female

a)

wether

b)

underline

c)

notochord

d)

polled

25.

Bos taurus is the scientific classification for?

a)

cow

b)

chicken

c)

sheep

d)

horse

e)

pig

26.

Gallus gallus is the scientific classification for?

a)

cow

b)

chicken

c)

sheep

d)

horse

e)

pig

27.

Ovis aeries is the scientific classification for?

a)

cow

b)

chicken

c)

sheep

d)

horse

e)

pig

28.

Equus ferrus caballus is the scientific classification for?

a)

cow

b)

chicken

c)

sheep

d)

horse

e)

pig

29.

Sus scrufa is the scientific classification for?

a)

cow

b)

chicken

c)

sheep

d)

horse

e)

pig

30.

What is the selective breeding of two different breeds of animals to get the best characteristics of both breeds in the offspring?

a)

Purebreeding

b)

Crossbreeding

c)

Line Breeding