WorksheetsBiology Unit 2 Taxonomy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which organism would not fall under domain eukarya?
Animals
Bacteria
Fungi
Plants
Which of the taxa is the largest and most broad?
(a)
Which of the following is true of the cells pictured above?
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Unicellular
To which kingdom does this organism belong, based on its cells shown above?
Animalia
Archaea
Bacteria
Fungi
Plantae
Choose all characteristics that are true of protists.
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Usually multicellular
Usually unicellular
Usually can move via flagella or cilia
Choose all characteristics that are true of bacteria.
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Unicellular
Can move via flagella or cilia
The father of taxonomy is ...
Carl Linnaeus
Charles Dickens
Eric Carle
Charles Darwin
Bird W belongs to which species?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
Bird X belongs to which species?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
Bird Y belongs to which species?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
Bird Z belongs to which species?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
Select all organisms that have 4 limbs.
Amphibians
Primates
Rodents & Rabbits
Crocodiles
Birds
What species is the closest relative of amphibians?
Birds
Primates
Rodents & Rabbits
Crocodiles
Sharks
Which species evolved the longest time ago?
(a)
Which species most recently evolved?
(a)
Crocodiles should share the most characteristics with which other species?
(a)
When writing a scientific name of an organism, select any of the following that you should do.
Capitalize genus
Capitalize species
Italicize the genus only
Italicize the entire name
Underline both the genus and species
Domain, (a) , Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, (a) , Genus, Species
What is the name of the scientific branch that deals with grouping and naming organisms?
Binomial Nomenclature
Classification
Dichotomous
Taxonomy
Name the tool that helps you determine the name of an organism by "filtering" it through a series of characteristics?
Cladogram
Dichotomous Key
Database
Encyclopedia
Name the tool that shows you evolutionary relationships between organisms?
Cladogram
Dichotomous Key
Database
Encyclopedia
An organism's scientific name includes which of the following taxa?
Domain
Class
Family
Genus
Species
Organisms' scientific names are typically written in which language?
Arabic
Greek
English
Latin
The smallest, most specific taxa is ...
(a)
