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Classification of Living Things

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do scientists classify and organize organisms?

a)

To keep a list of all living things on earth

b)

Because it is fun

c)

So that they can note similarities and differences in different organisms and to avoid confusion when studying them

d)

So that each organism know their name

2.

What is taxonomy?

a)

The study of living thing

b)

the branch of science concerned with the classification of living organisms

c)

the study of how living things interact with their environment

d)

the branch of science concerned with studying the animal kingdom

3.

Which of these is NOT apart of the 3 domains?

a)

Archaea

b)

Protista

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukarya

4.

True or false. Organisms that are in the domain Bacteria and Archaea are Prokaryotes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the classification system used to classify organisms?

a)

The Einstein system of classification

b)

The Mendel system of classification

c)

The Linnean system of classification

d)

The Darwin system of classification

6.

What are the 7 levels in order used to classify organisms?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

Over time scientists have used this to classify organisms more accurately.

a)

The Force

b)

DNA

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

ATP

8.

True or false. Organisms in the domain Archaea can live in extreme enviornments.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How can Scientists classify animals? Select all that apply.

a)

How they get energy

b)

How they reproduce

c)

Who they are friends with

d)

Whether or not they have a backbone

e)

What color they are

10.

What is an Omnivore?

a)

An animal that gets its energy by eating both plants and meat

b)

An animal that gets its energy by eating only meat

c)

An animal that gets its energy by eating only plants

d)

An animal that gets its energy by the sun

11.

True or False. The first part of an organism’s scientific name is its genus and the second part is its species.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False. Organisms in the domain Eukarya can live in extreme environments.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the 3 domains has membrane-bound organelles?

a)

Archaea

b)

Eukarya

c)

Bacteria

d)

Katara

14.

Extra Credit!! What's my name?

a)

Sarah Pico

b)

Samantha Guacamole

c)

Samantha Pico

d)

Sabrina Pico

15.

What is a Platypus classified as?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Bird

16.

What are some characteristics of mammals? Check all that apply.

a)

They produce milk for their offspring

b)

They have hair on their body

c)

They lay eggs

d)

They have scales

e)

They are warm-blooded

17.

Which of the 3 domains can live world wide? Check all that apply.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

18.

Which of these are part of your classroom netiquette rules?

a)

Speak over the teacher whenever you feel like it

b)

Always raise your hand and wait to be called on and respect others at all times

c)

Disrespect your classmates

d)

Talk to your friend during class

19.

In 1990, Carl Woese introduced the three domain system for classifying living things, after the advancement of DNA analysis allowed for a comparison of species genetic code. Which of the following is the best explanation for why domains were added to the previous system of classification?

a)

The old system of classification was wrong and needed to be corrected.

b)

New species are evolving too quickly to keep up with the old system of classification.

c)

Domains have always been included, they were just made official recently.

d)

Some organisms, which were previously characterized together, were determined to be genetically very different.