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U8: Taxonomy Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.
a)
evolution
b)
taxonomy
c)
grouping
d)
scientific names
2.

The scientific name for an organism includes which taxa?

a)

class family

b)

genus species

c)

domain kingdom

d)

kingdom phylum

3.

Which organisms pictured on the cladogram are tetrapods?

a)

prosimians only

b)

prosimians, humans, birds, and amphibians

c)

humans, fish, and insects

d)

prosimians, fish, and insects

4.

Which of the organisms in the chart are most closely related to the Chimpanzee?

a)

human

b)

grey wolf

c)

tiger snake

d)

monarch butterfly

5.

The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?

a)

Animals and Plants

b)

Protists and Fungi

c)

Archea and Bacteria

d)

Protists and Plants

6.

What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?

a)

Archeabacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Protista

7.
Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista 
c)
Archea 
d)
Fungi
8.

I am prokaryotic, cause diseases, and can be found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong in?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Archaebacteria

9.
I have a nuclear membrane, can do photosynthesis and am multicellular. What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
Animalia
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
10.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Achaebacteria
11.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
12.

Scientists around the world use a standardized taxonomic system. Why would scientists want to use a taxonomic system that is standardized?

a)

In order to avoid confusion with the identification of organisms

b)

Because Linnaeus established the system

c)

So that Latin names can be applied for a practical purpose

d)

In order to place organisms in different groups

13.

Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?

a)

2 organisms in the same class

b)

2 organisms in the same family

c)

2 organisms in the same genus

d)

2 organisms in the same species

14.

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

a)

class

b)

species

c)

family

d)

kingdom

15.
In the levels of classification, what contains a group of classes?
a)
family
b)
genus
c)
order
d)
phylum
16.
Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria and Animalia
b)
Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
c)
Fungi and Protista
d)
Plantae and Eubacteria
17.
This domain is characterized by bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs.
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Prokarya
18.
 You would find mushrooms and molds in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
19.
In which kingdom do I belong if I am unicellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Plantae
20.
When DNA is contained in a nucleus, the cell is...
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
21.
Animals must eat other organisms for food, so they are classified as...
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
eukaryotic
d)
prokaryotic
22.
Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nmenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
23.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
24.
Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
a)
peacock flounder
b)
band-tail puffer
c)
trumpet fish
d)
spotted goat fish
25.
What is the scientific name of housefly?
a)
Musca domestica
b)
Insect domestica
c)
Animalia domestica
d)
Diptera domestica
26.

Which animals have amniotic eggs?

a)

Turtle and Tuna

b)

Turtle and Leopard

c)

Lancelet and Lamprey

d)

Tuna and Slaamander

27.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

a)

Parrot

b)

Shark

c)

Hare

d)

Frog

28.

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

a)

These are the same animal.

b)

These animals are not likely related.

c)

These animals have a common ancestor.

d)

These animals are likely becoming one species.

29.
According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?
a)
crayfish
b)
rat
c)
perch
d)
frog
30.
What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Bony skeleton
c)
Four limbs
d)
None