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Quiz 1 - Biodiversity S12T3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main basic of classification in the five-kingdom system?

a)

Mode of nutrition

b)

Type of reproduction

c)

The structure of the cell wall

d)

The structure of the nucleus

2.

What is binomial system?

a)

System in giving scientific name to a specific based on two-part of Latin name

b)

System in naming organism based on the Linnaeus binomial system by which the organism will be given the scientific name

c)

Refers to the study of classification for living organisms by using identification and nomenclature system

d)

Refers to a process by which all the organisms in this whole world are classified based on their similarities in morphological, physiological, or genetic features which reflect natural and evolutionary relationship

3.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the scientific name of hibiscus. rosa-sinensis is the _____ name.

a)

order

b)

genus

c)

species

d)

phylum

4.

Prokaryotic organisms have recently been divided into two main domain, Bacteria and Archaea. This distinction is based primarily on

a)

Differences in structure

b)

Differences in physiology

c)

Differences in DNA sequence

d)

Survival in extreme habitats

5.

The gills of mushrooms are the sites of spore bearing structures known as

a)

ascocarps

b)

basidia

c)

basidiocarps

d)

conidiophores

6.

Which material is found in most bacterial cell walls?

a)

Chitin

b)

Cellulose

c)

Collagen

d)

Peptidoglycan

7.

Which of the following moves using pseudopodia?

a)

Euglena sp.

b)

Amoeba sp.

c)

Diatoms

d)

Paramecium sp.

8.

How do fungi and algae differ?

a)

Algae has cell wall

b)

Algae cells have nuclei

c)

Fungi lack mitochondria

d)

The cell wall in fungi is made of chitin

9.

All of the following statements concerning protists are true EXCEPT

a)

All apicomplexans (sporozoans) are parasitic

b)

All Protista are eukaryotic organisms; many are unicellular or colonial

c)

The euglenophyta have a pigment system similar to that of green algae

d)

The organism that causes malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of tsetse fly

10.

What is mycorrhizae?

a)

Association of fungi with algae

b)

Mutualistic interaction of plant roots and fungi

c)

The fruiting body of a basidiomycetes

d)

The pores in between septate hyphae

11.

Which one of the following statements best describes a thallus?

a)

It is only concerned with sexual reproduction

b)

It is only found in liverwort and mosses

c)

It is produced only as the gametophytic generation

d)

It is a simple undifferentiated plant body

12.

Bryophytes differ from all other land plants in that they

a)

possess swimming sperm

b)

possess gametangia that produce sperm and eggs

c)

were the first forms to successfully invade land

d)

has independent gametophytes and dependent sporophytes

13.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about gymnosperm?

I. The conducting cells in xylem consists of tracheids only.

II. The reproductive structures are usually cones.

III. Their seeds are enclosed within fruits.

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

14.

Angiosperm differ from mosses and fungi in that they have

a)

fronds

b)

rhizomes

c)

mycelium

d)

true leaves, stems and roots

15.

Which of those animals has no coelom?

a)

Annelids

b)

Arthropods

c)

Flatworms

d)

Roundworms

16.

The notochord is most closely associated with the

a)

Nervous system

b)

Spinal cords

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Skin system

17.

What is the protective external skeleton such as that found in the arthropods?

a)

Ectoderm

b)

Mesoderm

c)

Endoskeleton

d)

Exoskeleton

18.

The important characteristics of Asterias sp. include

I. madreporites

II. bilateral symmetry

III. tube feet

a)

I only

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

I, II, and III

19.

The following characteristics: coelomate, exoskeleton and jointed appendages belong to which phylum?

a)

Annelida

b)

Mollusca

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Chordata

20.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about flatworms?

a)

They do not have coelom

b)

They are bilaterally symmetry

c)

They are dioecious

d)

They are hermaphrodites