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Taxonomy & Kingdoms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What taxa is labeled B on the chart

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

phylum

2.

What taxa is labeled A on the chart

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

phylum

3.

What taxa is labeled D on the chart

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

phylum

4.

What taxa is labeled C on the chart

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

phylum

5.

Which discipline of biology is concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying organisms?

a)

systematics

b)

taxonomy

c)

cladistics

d)

phyolgeny

6.

Which is NOT classified as a living thing?

a)

virus

b)

giant kelp

c)

bacteria

d)

slime mold

7.

Which kingdom does NOT classify autotrophic organisms?

a)

protista

b)

archaea

c)

fungi

d)

eubacteria

8.

How many kingdoms do scientists use to classify Earth's organisms?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

9.

Which Kingdom is often called extremophiles?

a)

eubacteria

b)

monera

c)

archaea

d)

prokaryotes

10.

Have hyphae; have cell walls of chitin; cannot move; made of hyphae

a)

fungi

b)

plantae

c)

protista

11.

have cells organized into tissues and performs photosynthesis

a)

fungi

b)

plantae

c)

protista

12.

organisms that do not fit into other kingdoms

a)

fungi

b)

plantae

c)

protista

13.

Upon examining samples of water and mud from a nearby river, you come across an unidentified organism. The organism is unicellular and autotrophic. In addition, you can identify a membrane-bound nucleus in the cells. To what kingdom does it belong?

a)

Plantae

b)

Fungi

c)

Protista

d)

Eubacteria

14.

The system of assigning two names to identify an organism is called binomial nomenclature. What does the first name of an organism identify?

a)

Family

b)

Kingdom

c)

species

d)

genus

15.

Members of which kingdom secrete enzymes into their food and then absorb the digested matter directly into their cells?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

16.

As scientists began to learn more about geologic time, they incorporated their findings into systems of classification. What is the system that takes into account an organism’s evolutionary history?

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

phylogeny

c)

taxonomy

d)

historical classification

17.

What is the system by which each species is given a two-part scientific name?

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

phylogeny

c)

taxonomy

d)

cladistics

18.

Which would be the LEAST reliable evidence in determining whether or not two animals share a taxonomic relationship?

a)

physical structures and appearance

b)

appearance of their chromosomes

c)

diet and nutrition

d)

DNA sequences

19.

What is the scientific name for the housefly?

a)

Musca domestica

b)

Animalia

c)

domestica

d)

Thomonys bottae

20.

Which two organisms havethe greatest number of taxa in common?

a)

house cat and red fox

b)

dog and gray wolf

c)

dog and house cat

d)

red fox and dog