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WorksheetsPearson Realize/The Diversity of life/Chap 1. Introduction to living things
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
One characteristic used to place organisms into kingdoms is
a. how they move.
b. where they live.
c. their ability to make food.
d. their ability to reproduce.
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
Protists
Bacteria
Plants
Animals
Which is the broadest level of classification?
Family
Domain
Phylum
Species
What is one way in which scientists get information about the evolutionary history of species?
by comparing organisms’ body structures
by observing where organisms live
by observing what organisms eat
by studying how organisms move
What is Taxonomy?
the scientific study of how living things are classified
the name of Aristotle’s classification system
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
the process of observing an organism’s behavior
An organism’s scientific name consists of
a. its class name and its family name.
b. its kingdom name and its phylum name.
c. its genus name and its species name.
d. its phylum name and its species name.
A
B
C
D
A plant grows toward the light. The plant’s action is an example of
a. reproduction. c. a stimulus.
b. a response. d. development.
A
B
C
D
Spontaneous generation is a mistaken idea because living things
a. exhibit binomial nomenclature.
b. are produced only by living things.
c. do not reproduce.
d. maintain homeostasis.
A
B
C
D
What contribution of Charles Darwin had a major impact on classification?
a. binomial nomenclature c. seven levels of classification
b. taxonomy d. his theory of evolution
A
B
C
D
Which kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
a. fungi and plants c. protists and animals
b. fungi and protists d. protists and plants
A
B
C
D
Organisms that make their own food are called Autotrophs.
True
False
A Branching tree diagram consists of paired statements about the characteristics of different organisms.
True
False
The bones in the wing of a bat are similar to the bones in the flipper of a whale. This information suggests that bats and whales have a similar evolutionary history.
True
False
The first word in an organism’s scientific name is its Species
True
False
Linnaeus developed a naming system that grouped organisms on the basis of their observable features.
True
False
A horse is a heterotroph
True
False
The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called
binomial nomenclature.
True
False
Alligators and crocodiles are classified in the same order and therefore probably have different evolutionary histories.
True
False
Mushrooms, molds, and mildew are members of the fungi kingdom.
True
False
Archaea and Bacteria are two domains of eukaryotes.
True
False
What information would you need about a spider to help you classify it into a kingdom and domain?
Ancestry
Celltype/ how many
Makes or obtains its own food
Size
Suppose you are using a taxonomic key to identify a spider. What are some physical characteristics of the spider you would need to examine?
Eight segmented legs
None!
two main body parts
Two antennae
