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Biodiversity and Classification

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following levels of classification includes organisms with the highest genetic variation?

a)

Class

b)

Family

c)

Order

d)

Phylum

2.

A poodle and a Labrador retriever are both dogs

and are given the scientific name Canis familiaris.

What conclusion(s) can be drawn?


(1) They have the same phenotype.

(2) They have the same number of chromosomes.

(3) They can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.

a)

(3) only

b)

(1) and (2) only

c)

(2) and (3) only

d)

(1), (2) and (3)

3.

To confirm a newly found organism as a new species, biologists must show that the organism

a)

looks different from known species.

b)

has behaviours different from known species.

c)

has a similar DNA sequence to known species.

d)

does not produce fertile offspring with known

species.

4.

Which of the following is not a kingdom in the six-kingdom system?

a)

Kingdom Eukarya

b)

Kingdom Protista

c)

Kingdom Arachaebacteria

d)

Kingdom Eubacteria

5.

Which of the following combinations correctly compares algae and protozoans?

a)

Algae: autotrophs vs. Protozoans: heterotrophs

b)

Algae: have no cell wall vs. Protozoans: have cell wall

c)

Algae: have no true nucleus vs. Protozoans: have a true nucleus

d)

Algae: belongs to Kingdom Protista vs. Protozoans: belongs to Kingdom Animalia

6.

What features of fungi distinguish them from plants?


(1) non-cellulose cell walls

(2) heterotrophic nutrition

(3) reproduction by spores

a)

(1) and (2) only

b)

(1) and (3) only

c)

(2) and (3) only

d)

(1), (2) and (3)

7.

Which of the following plants produces seeds but no flowers?

a)

fern

b)

grass

c)

a pine tree

d)

an apple tree

8.

Which of the following comparisons between monocotyledonous plants and dicotyledonous plants is incorrect?

a)

Monocot: with one cotyledon in seeds vs. Dicot: with two cotyledons in seeds

b)

Monocot: with branching network of veins in leaf vs. Dicot: with parallel veins in leaf

c)

Monocot: with fibrous root system vs. Dicot: with taproot system

d)

Monocot: number of petals in threes vs. Dicot: number of petals in fours/fives

9.

Which of the following are common to owls and bats?


(1) Both of them breathe with lungs.

(2) Both of them can maintain a stable body temperature.

(3) Both of them are birds.

a)

(1) and (2) only

b)

(1) and (3) only

c)

(2) and (3) only

d)

(1), (2) and (3)

10.

Which of the following statements about the different kinds of vertebrates is incorrect?

a)

Fish can breathe with gills.

b)

Mammals and bird are warm-blooded.

c)

Adult amphibians can breathe through lungs.

d)

Reptiles can carry out external fertilisation.