WorksheetsLife Science Classification and Diversity Exam
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 24mins
The science of classifying living things is called ____.
identification
classification
taxonomy
speciation
Which of the following scientists developed the system of classifying organisms by assigning them a genus and species name?
Leakey
Aristotle
Darwin
Linnaeus
The red maple is also known as Acer rubrum. its scientific name is _____.
red maple
Acer
rubrum
Acer rubrum
Scientific names are written mostly in what language?
English
Greek
Latin
Arabic
The lowest hierarchy level in biological classification is the ____.
genus
species
family
order
Nearly all single-celled eukaryotes that are either heterotrophic or photosynthetic belong to the kingdom ___.
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Protista
An organism that is a eukaryote, breaks down dead and dying organic matter, which it then absorbs, is in the kingdom __________.
Fungi
Archaebacteria
Plantae
Animalia
A group of closely related families is called a ____. (Hint: it's the level above family.)
order
genus
phylum
class
The largest group of organisms that are capable of interbreeding and producing offspring are known as ________.
tasonomy
fungi
plants
species
Which of these is the eight levels of classification in the correct order from largest to smallest?
Kingdom, domain, class, phylum, family, order, genus, species
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, genus, family, species
Kingdom, phylum, class, domain, family, order, species, genus
Which of the following is an example of an ORGANISM?
lettuce leaf
maple tree
steel
wood
In the scientific name of a dog, Canis familiaris, the name Canis is the name of the ____.
family
genus
domain
species
Which of the following characteristics would be appropriately used in developing a classification key for fish?
The shape of the fish's head.
The size of the fish.
How long the fish lived.
In which kingdom would a multi-cellular green food producer be placed?
Animalia
Fungi
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Plantae
Which of these organisms would seem to be most closely related?
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 3
2 and 4
Which of the following is true when an organism has the same scientific name as another organism?
This does not happen in scientific classification.
They share one or two common traits.
They are the same species.
Someone made a mistake naming them.
Which of the following characteristics would be appropriately used in developing a classification key for birds?
Where the bird was seen.
How plentiful the bird is in your neighborhood.
What food the bird eats.
Color markings on the bird's head.
A MAJOR DIFFERENCE between animals and plants is that...
plants cannot move on their own.
plants can make their own food.
Plants don't need air.
Plants do not respond to stimuli.
In the past scientists used to classify living things into either the plant or animal kingdoms. Today it is customary to use a classification system that uses six kingdoms. Which answer below best explains why?
Modern day scientists are better at thinking and analyzing than scientists from the past.
Modern day scientists are better at noticing details than scientists from the past.
Modern day scientists work harder today than they did in the past.
Modern day scientists have better technology to analyze and classify organisms than in the past
Many sponges look somewhat like plants. Which of the following is a major reason why they are classified as animals?
They live in water.
They have pores.
They do not move.
They do not make food.
Many people have the misconception that mushrooms belong to the Plant kingdom.To disprove this misconception you conduct an experiment by growing plants and mushrooms under different amounts of light. You obtain the following data from your experiment. Based upon these data, which of the following is the best conclusion?
Mushrooms belong to the plant kingdom because they can grow in light.
Mushrooms belong to the plant kingdom because they need water.
Mushrooms do NOT belong to the plant kingdom because they can grow in the dark.
Mushrooms do NOT belong to the plant kingdom because they need water.
Which of the following are "observable properties?"
external structure
patterns
living, once living, non-living
all of them.
Vocabulary word for: smallest classification grouping
organism
genus
diversity
classification
species
Vocabulary word for: putting things into different groups
organism
genus
diversity
classification
species
Vocabulary word for: many different things, a variety of something
organism
genus
diversity
classification
species
Vocabulary word for: first part of the scientific name
organism
genus
diversity
classification
species
Vocabulary word for: any living thing
organism
genus
diversity
classification
species
Organism #1 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #2 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #3 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #4 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #5 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #6 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #7 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #8 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #9 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #10 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #11 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Organism #12 belongs in which kingdom?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
