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Taxonomy #1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is taxonomy?

a)

stuffing dead animals for display

b)

the study of celestial objects and space

c)

classifying organisms based on similarities

d)

paying your state and local government

2.

What type of cell lacks a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles?

a)

protist

b)

prokaryote

c)

eukaryote

d)

fungi

3.

These cells DO have a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

a)

archaea

b)

prokaryote

c)

eukaryote

d)

eubacteria

4.

An organism made up of only 1 cell

a)

eukaryotic

b)

multicellular

c)

insular

d)

unicellular

5.

An organism made up of many cells

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

prokaryotic

d)

polysyllabic

6.

An organism that obtains it's food from other organisms or dead organic matter

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

chemotroph

d)

phototroph

7.

An organism that produces its own food

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

8.

Type of autotroph that converts radiant energy into chemical energy (food)

a)

homotroph

b)

decomposer

c)

chemotroph

d)

phototroph

9.

Type of autotroph that converts chemicals into food

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

chemotroph

d)

phototroph

10.

Type of reproduction involving only 1 parent

a)

cross pollination

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

asexual reproduction

d)

fertilization

11.

Type of reproduction involving 2 parents

a)

budding

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

asexual reproduction

d)

cloning

12.

Phototrophs (with the exception of cyanobacteria) all contain these organelles

a)

psycobilins

b)

plasmids

c)

chromoplasts

d)

chloroplasts

13.

What are the 3 domains?

a)

bacteria, archaea, eukarya

b)

kingdom, phylum, class

c)

family, genus, species

d)

animal, mineral, vegetable

14.

What are the kingdoms?

a)

birds, reptiles, mammals, fish, amphibians

b)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

archaebacteria, eubacteria, plantae, fungi, protista, animalia

d)

insects, crustaceans, arachnids, centipedes