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IB Biology: Classification & Biodiversity

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

a)

organisms that share a domain

b)

organisms that share a family

c)

organisms that share a genus

d)

organisms that share a species

2.

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

3.

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, a tail with no stinger & long legs. 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

4.

Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Protista

e)

Fungi

5.

Which phyla has a soft unsegmented body and can be protected by a shell?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Mollusks

c)

Echinoderm

d)

Annelid

6.

This phylum has a medusa and polyp stage, stinging tentacles, and radial symmetry. What phyla is it?

a)

Arthropods

b)

Annelids

c)

Cnidarian

d)

Echinoderms

e)

Mollusks

7.

Identify the kingdom based on the organisms characteristics.

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Archaea

d)

Animalia

8.

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 classified living things into the 6 kingdoms we have today

d)

because it created common names for species with existing scientific names

9.

Which scientific name is written correctly?

a)

Okapia Johnstoni

b)

Carcharodon carcharias

c)

balaenoptera Musculus

d)

panthera leo

10.

Algae, seaweeds, and protozoans belong to kingdom:

a)

Protista

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Fungi

11.

Which organisms are most closely related?

a)

American badger and leopard

b)

coyote and gray wolf

c)

european otter and leopard

d)

coyote and american badger

12.

Which of these kingdoms contain PROKARYOTES?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Archaea

13.

Which scientific kingdoms have AUTOTROPHIC organisms? (Pick all that apply)

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Eubacteria

14.

Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.

a)

nonvascular

b)

vascular

15.

Vascular plants that contain seeds in fruits are:

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

c)

deciduous

d)

moss

16.

Which of the following features does a fern have?

(pick all that apply)

a)

Spores

b)

Seeds

c)

Roots & Stems

d)

Xylem & Phloem

e)

Fruit

17.

Pollen contains:

a)

Seeds

b)

Spores

c)

Sperm

18.

With Gymnosperms, seeds develop in:

(a)  

19.

Which Animal Phylum would a flat tape-worm belong in?

a)

Chordata

b)

Annelida

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Mollusca

e)

Cnidaria

20.

A crab with segmented limbs and an exoskeleton would fall under what Animal Phylum?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Radiatia

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Echinodermata

e)

Chordata

21.

A defining feature of chordates is having a(n):

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

segmented limbs

c)

anus

d)

dorsal nerve cord

e)

brain

22.

Which vertebrate class am I describing?

Has permeable skin where gas exchange occurs, is a tetrapod and lays eggs in the water that don't have a shell.

a)

Aves

b)

Mammalia

c)

Osteichthyes

d)

Amphibia

e)

Reptilia

23.

Which of the following vertebrate classes are endothermic (warm-blooded)? (Pick all that apply)

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Birds

e)

Mammals

24.

What is taxonomy?

a)

Science of promoting biodiversity.

b)

Science of how life evolved

c)

Science of naming, describing and classifying organisms

d)

Science of creating new species.