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WorksheetsBiodiversity and Classification
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following levels of classification includes organisms with the highest genetic variation?
Class
Family
Order
Phylum
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.
(3) only
(1) and (2) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
To confirm a newly found organism as a new species, biologists must show that the organism
looks different from known species.
has behaviours different from known species.
has a similar DNA sequence to known species.
does not produce fertile offspring with known
species.
Which of the following is not a kingdom in the six-kingdom system?
Kingdom Eukarya
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Arachaebacteria
Kingdom Eubacteria
Which of the following combinations correctly compares algae and protozoans?
Algae: autotrophs vs. Protozoans: heterotrophs
Algae: have no cell wall vs. Protozoans: have cell wall
Algae: have no true nucleus vs. Protozoans: have a true nucleus
Algae: belongs to Kingdom Protista vs. Protozoans: belongs to Kingdom Animalia
What features of fungi distinguish them from plants?
(1) non-cellulose cell walls
(2) heterotrophic nutrition
(3) reproduction by spores
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
Which of the following plants produces seeds but no flowers?
fern
grass
a pine tree
an apple tree
Which of the following comparisons between monocotyledonous plants and dicotyledonous plants is incorrect?
Monocot: with one cotyledon in seeds vs. Dicot: with two cotyledons in seeds
Monocot: with branching network of veins in leaf vs. Dicot: with parallel veins in leaf
Monocot: with fibrous root system vs. Dicot: with taproot system
Monocot: number of petals in threes vs. Dicot: number of petals in fours/fives
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.
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
Which of the following statements about the different kinds of vertebrates is incorrect?
Fish can breathe with gills.
Mammals and bird are warm-blooded.
Adult amphibians can breathe through lungs.
Reptiles can carry out external fertilisation.
