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Classification of the Living Things

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To which class does the shown animal belong to?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Fish

d)

Arachnids

2.

To which class does the shown plant belong to?

a)

Flowering Plants

b)

Ferns

c)

Mosses

d)

Algae

3.
An organism with only ONE cell is called ________________________________.
a)
Multicellular
b)
Incomplete
c)
Unicellular
d)
Silly
4.

Viruses can only reproduce inside a host cell.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The most specific level of biological classification is...

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

species

6.

The order of the levels of classification is:

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
8.
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
9.
Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share an order  
10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five kingdoms?

a)

Plants

b)

Monerans

c)

Insects

d)

Protists

11.
Which of the following means to get larger and more complex?
a)
growth and development
b)
responding to a stimulus
c)
taxonomy
d)
to produce offspring
12.
Which of the following describes a protist?
a)
mostly one celled organism with a nucleus
b)
mostly one celled organism without a nucleus
c)
organism that can make its own food
d)
organism that cannot make its own food
13.
Which process turns food into usable energy?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
taxification 
d)
classification
14.

To which class does an animal with scale-less moist skin, and lays eggs in the water, belongs to?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

15.

Which class of animals lay eggs with rubbery shells?

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Fish

16.

Which process do living organisms use to remove excess carbon dioxide from their bodies?

a)

Excretion

b)

Growth

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Respiration

17.

When a donkey is bred with a zebra, a zebronkey is produced. Zebronkeys are not fertile animals.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Donkeys and zebras belong to different species because their offspring are not fertile.

b)

Donkeys and zebras belong to different species because they do not look exactly the same.

c)

Donkeys and zebras belong to the same species because they look alike.

d)

Donkeys and zebras belong to the same species because they produce offspring.

18.

Which of the following features applies to a dicotyledonous plant?

a)

Flower has 3 multiples of petals

b)

Seeds have one cotyledon

c)

Leaves are long and have parallel veins

d)

Leaves are broad and have branched veins

19.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.

What does Homo refer to?

a)

arthropods

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

species