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Taxonomy & classification

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of organisms eat other organisms for energy?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

None of the above

2.

What kind of organisms break down other organisms to obtain their energy.

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposeres

d)

None of the above

3.

Organisms that do not have a nucleus are classified as...

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Producer

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following shows the correct order of the levels of classification from largest to smallest?

a)

Species - Class- Order - Kingdom - Genus - Family - Phylum

b)

Species - Genus - Family - Order - Class - Phylum - Kingdom

c)

Kingdom - Phylum - Class- Order - Family - Genus - Species

d)

None of the above

5.

The science of grouping and naming organisms.

a)

Classification

b)

Binomial Nomenclature

c)

Dichotomous Key

d)

Taxonomy

6.

The two word name system used to identify species.

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Binomial Nomenclature

c)

Classification

d)

Dichotomous Key

7.

A tool used to help identify an organism’s scientific name.

a)

Dichotomous Key

b)

Microscope

c)

Multi cellular

d)

Graduated Cylinder

8.

A system of grouping by common characteristics.

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Cladograms

c)

Classification

d)

Latin

9.

Which category would contain the most organisms?

a)

Phylum

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Animalia

10.

What is the smallest, most specific category used to classify organisms?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Species

c)

Genus

d)

Family

11.

We know that Canis lupus is a gray wolf and Canis latrans is a coyote. What level of classification do they have in common?

a)

the Species name is the same

b)

They are both Cats

c)

the Genus name is the same

d)

They are Prokaryotes

12.

Most organisms on earth are:

a)

unicellular

b)

eukaryotic

c)

multicellular

d)

humans