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Classification of Living Things

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A heterotrophic eukaryotic organism with a cell wall that decomposes food for energy is in which kingdom?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Fungus

2.

A single celled prokaryote that lives in extremely hot thermal springs in Yellowstone National Park would be in which kingdom?

a)

Virus

b)

Protista

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria

3.

The two-name naming system used in modern classification of living organisms is called...

a)

cladogram

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

genetics

d)

phylogeny

4.

The most specific level of biological classification is...

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

species

5.

Which kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?

a)

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Animalia, Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

6.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
7.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
8.

The modern Biological classification system is based on the pioneering work of:

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

John Meritus

9.

To which group does the pine true

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Angiosperms

c)

Dicotyledons

d)

Monocotyledons

10.

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

c)

Animalia

d)

Mammalia

11.

Which category of classification has the largest variety of organisms?

a)

genus

b)

phylum

c)

species

d)

kingdom

12.

Carl Linnaeus developed a binomial classification system for living things. Why is this contribution important?

a)

because it created new species for identification

b)

because it created specific scientific names for living things

c)

because it created the taxonomy system as it is known today

d)

because it created common names for species with existing scientific names

13.

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

a)

Class

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Phylum

14.

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

a)

Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

c)

Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

d)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

15.
Which scientific name is written correctly?
a)
Okapia Johnstoni
b)
Carcharodon carcharias
c)
balaenoptera Musculus
d)
panthera leo
16.
"Lion" is an example of what?
a)
Scientific name
b)
Common name
c)
Adaptations
d)
Food
17.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Achaebacteria
18.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
19.
Algae, seaweeds, and protozoans belong to kingdom:
a)
Protista
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Fungi
20.
This kingdom is multicellular, autotrophic, and has a cell wall made of cellulose.
a)
Fungi
b)
Plant
c)
Animals
d)
Eubacteria
21.
What species is bird C?
a)
Dunliin
b)
Osprey
c)
Bald Eagle
d)
Baird's Sparrow
22.
Which one of these isn't one of the 5 kingdom names?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
FUngi
d)
Virusia
23.
Bacteria is included in what type of Kingdom?
a)
Animalia Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Monera Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
24.
Dandelion, What kingdom does it belongs to?
a)
Plant Kingdom
b)
Animal Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
25.
Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?
a)
Animal Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
26.
Vertebrate have:
a)
Fur and Gills
b)
Cold-Blood
c)
A spine and an internal skeleton
27.
Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
a)
snake & alligator
b)
Kangaroo and snapper fish
c)
Penguin and snake
28.
Which of the following animals is not an invertebrate?
a)
octopus
b)
shrimp
c)
Sea anemone
d)
Pelican
29.
Which of the following vertebrate is not a mammal?
a)
Koala
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Giant Salamander
d)
Whale
30.
The above is an orca whale. which is the correct classification?
a)
monotreme mammal
b)
Bony fish
c)
placental mammal
d)
jawless fish
31.
Snails, clams and slugs belong to what group of invertebrate?
a)
Mollusks
b)
Jellyfish and sea anemones
c)
Echinoderms
d)
Flatworm
32.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
33.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
34.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
35.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia

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