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Unit 10, assignment #4 Taxonomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the science of classifying living things is known as

a)

chemistry

b)

mircobiology

c)

taxonomy

d)

astronomy

2.

which scientist simplified the naming process of living things in the 1700's?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Carolus Linnaeus

3.

Homo sapien is the scientific name for

a)

humans

b)

grizzly bears

c)

the horseshoe crab

4.

Canis latrans is the scientific name for

a)

a rattlesnake

b)

the bald eagle

c)

the coyote

d)

a ladybug

5.

every species of living organism that has been discovered has its own scientific name

a)

true

b)

false

6.

which domain includes plants, animals, and everything that stores its DNA in a nucleus?

a)

archaea

b)

bacteria

c)

eukarya

7.

which kingdom includes algae and paramecium?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

protista

d)

fungi

8.

which kingdom includes ferns, roses, oak trees, poison ivy, and other plants and trees?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

9.

which kingdom is the most complex because it has sensory organs for reacting to stimuli?

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

plantae

d)

protista

10.

of the levels of classification, which level is the most specific?

a)

domain

b)

kingdom

c)

order

d)

species

11.

If an organism is autotrophic, it

a)

can make its own food, like photosynthesis

b)

relies on other organisms for nutrients and food

c)

goes through cell division more slowly than other organisms

12.

if an organism is heterotrophic, then it

a)

can make its own food, like through photosynthesis

b)

relies on other organisms for nutrients and food

c)

is made up of only one cell

13.

Which of the following belong in kingdom Animalia?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

all of these

14.

Which of the following belong in kingdom Fungi?

a)

algae

b)

mushrooms

c)

insects

d)

birds

15.

Heloderma suspectum is the scientific name for the

a)

Gila monster (lizard in the western United States)

b)

bald eagle

c)

great white shark

d)

human being