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Taxonomy Practice Test

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
2.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
3.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
4.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
5.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
6.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
7.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
8.
On the cladogram, which feature do all organisms inherit?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
a)
Frog
b)
Hare
c)
Caiman
d)
Parrot
10.
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
a)
To organize biomes
b)
Classify organisms
c)
Identify bacteria only
d)
None of these
11.

Reorder the following taxonomic Categories from least related to most related

a)

Class

b)

Order

c)

Family

d)

Genus

e)

Species

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

Which two taxonomic groups give you the scientific name of an organism?

a)

Class & Family

b)

Domain & Kingdom

c)

The common Name

d)

Genus & Species

13.

Mammals belonging to which taxonomic group would be the most closely related?

a)

mammals in the same Order

b)

mammals in the same Genus

c)

mammals in the Class

d)

Mammals in the same Family

14.

The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely related to the

a)

spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

b)

asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

c)

northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

d)

african bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus

15.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Family

16.

Which of the two organisms are the most related?

a)

Tiger and Polar Bear

b)

Polar Bear and Mountain Lion

c)

Mountain Lion and Tiger

d)

Zebra and Tiger

17.

Which of the following organisms are the LEAST related?

a)

Zebra and Tiger

b)

Polar Bear and Mountain Lion

c)

Polar Bear and tiger

d)

Mountain Lion and Tiger

18.

Use the dichotomous key to identify Bird X?

a)

Certhidea

b)

Geospiza

c)

Camarhynchus

d)

Platyspiza

19.

Who created the most commonly used system of taxonomy?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carl Linnaeus

20.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Kingdom Phylum Order Class

b)

Class Order Family Genus

c)

Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

d)

Order Family Species Genus

21.

Identify the one that is NOT an archaea.

a)

Methanogen

b)

Thermophile

c)

Halophile

d)

Virus

22.

You find a species that seems to be unicellular and is eating smaller cells around it. It has organelles and a nucleus. Which kingdom is it MOST likely a part of?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protists

d)

Plants

23.

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Protists

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

24.

You identify a small living organism that is eating something at your feet. It's visible but pretty tiny, you take it to a lab and find that it has cell walls made of chitin. Which is its domain and kingdom?

a)

Prokaryote, Fungi

b)

Eukaryote, Fungi

c)

Prokaryote, Plant

d)

Eukaryote, Plant

25.

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archaea

d)

Protists

26.

Which best explains why a sponge is an animal?

a)
b)

All animals breath and sponges breath

c)

Animals live underwater and so do sponges

d)

Animals are multicellular heterotrophs and so are sponges

27.

Which organisms have eggs with shells?

a)

sharks

b)

amphibians

c)

crocodiles

d)

birds

28.

Which organism is most closely related to the rodents & rabbits?

a)

primates

b)

amphibians

c)

crocodiles

d)

sharks

29.

Which of the following is a grizzly bear's correct scientific name?

a)

Ursus Arctos

b)

ursus arctos

c)

Ursus arctos

d)

Ursus arctos

30.

Clostridium tetani is a type of bacteria that causes tetanus. Which of the following organisms is most closely related to this bacteria?

a)

Tetanus tocani

b)

Clostridium botulinum

c)

Streptobacillus clostridium

d)

None of the choices

31.

According to this chart, which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

Snail and triceratops

b)

Human and snail

c)

Human and triceratops

d)

None are related to each other

32.

According to the dichotomous key below, what is the name of the pink creature?


1a. mouth open………….go to 2

1b. mouth not open……..go to 4

2a. Arms…………………….go to 3

2b. No arms….Alienus quadlegicus

3a. Hairy……………..Alienus haircus

3b. Not hairy…..Alienus tritoothicus

4a. No horns………………..go to 5

4b. Horns…………...Alienus stripicus

5a. No legs…….…..Alienus biobicus

5b. Legs………………Alienus fuzzicus

a)

Alienus quadalegicus

b)

Alienus tritoothicus

c)

Alienus stripicus

d)

Alienus fuzzicis

33.

Which of the following is the most recent common ancestor of a Hippo and Whale?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

34.

Which of the following organisms is most closely related to the Annelids?

a)

Sponges

b)

Mollusks

c)

Arthropods

d)

Echinoderms

35.

Which of the following organisms is least related to the crocodile?

a)

Sharks

b)

Amphibians

c)

Rodents

d)

Birds

36.

According to this chart, which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

Cat and Wolf

b)

Cat and Fly

c)

Wolf and Fly

37.

Which of the following is the correct scientific name for a tiger?

a)

PANTHERA tigris

b)

Panthera tigris

c)

Panthera Tigris

d)

Panthera Tigris

38.

The following are common names for Heliscuc tropicus. Why should scientist use the scientific name vs the common names for an organism?

a)

Communication with other scientist will be reduced

b)

All scientist will be using one name

c)

Standardized names are less descriptive of the animal that has been observed

39.

Which organism is more similar to a chimpanzee, an orangutan or a dog?

a)

orangutan--they share the same FAMILY

b)

Dog --they share the same CLASS

c)

orangutan--they share the same ORDER

40.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
41.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Identify the fish

a)

Sebastes serriceps

b)

Sebastes nebulosus

c)

Naucrates ductor

d)

Seriola lalandi

43.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
44.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
45.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
46.

Leaf S (3RD LEAF)

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

balsam poplar

c)

sweet gum

d)

ginko

47.

Which characteristics are used to identify the American Robin?

a)

Head color, Beak shape, and Beak Color

b)

Head color and Beak Color

c)

Beak Shape and Beak Color

d)

Beak Color

48.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is prokaryotic and lives in neutral environments?

a)

archaebacteria

b)

eubacteria

c)

fungi

d)

protista

49.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is prokaryotic and lives in extreme environments?

a)

archaebacteria

b)

eubacteria

c)

fungi

d)

protista

50.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is eukaryotic and has no cell wall?

a)

animalia

b)

eubacteria

c)

fungi

d)

protista

51.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is eukaryotic and unicellular?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

52.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is eukaryotic, multicellular, and are autotrophs?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

53.

Use the image for help. Which kingdom is eukaryotic, multicellular, and are heterotrophs as decomposers?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

54.

Use the image for help. Which kingdoms are eukaryotic and have cell walls? Check all that apply.

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

55.

Use the image for help. One of the kingdoms is eukaryotic and gets its nutrients by acting as a decomposer. Which kingdom must this be?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

56.
Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria and Animalia
b)
Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
c)
Fungi and Protista
d)
Plantae and Eubacteria
57.
This domain is characterized by bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs.
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Prokarya
58.
In which kingdom do I belong if I am unicellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Plantae
59.
 You would find mushrooms and molds in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
60.
What is the difference between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria?
a)
Eubacteria are eukaryotic.
b)
Archaebacteria are multicellular.
c)
Archaebacteria can live in extreme environments.
d)
Archaebacteria are found everywhere.
61.
Which kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophic organisms whose cells have NO cell walls?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
62.
When DNA is contained in a nucleus, the cell is...
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
63.
Animals must eat other organisms for food, so they are classified as...
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
eukaryotic
d)
prokaryotic
64.
This organism is best classified as...
a)
prokaryotic, unicellular, and heterotrophic
b)
eukaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic
c)
eukaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic
d)
prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic
65.
These organisms are best classified as...
a)
eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic
b)
eukaryotic, multicellular, and autotrophic
c)
eukaryotic, unicellular, and heterotrophic
d)
prokaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic
66.
Identify the kingdom...
Rod-shaped prokaryotes swabbed from a kitchen faucet.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
67.
Identify the kingdom...
Microscopic unicellular organism found in a mud puddle.  Organism's DNA is contained in a nucleus and it moves by beating tiny hairs in the water.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
68.

In the English language, dogs have many different names to describe them. For example, canine, puppy, dog, hound, etc. In science around the world we use a naming system called what to make it uniform across the world?

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

polynomial nomenclature

c)

taxonomy

d)

none of the above

69.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
70.

There are many different species of big cats around the world. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

a)

to prevent existing named organisms from having their name changed as they become extinct

b)

to keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

c)

to allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

d)

to standardize the naming and organization of organism to avoid confusion between scientist across the world

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