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Classification

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
2.
What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
a)
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species
c)
domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species
3.
The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?
a)
Hypsibius 
b)
dujardini
c)
water 
d)
tardigrade
4.
How do scientists organize living things?
a)
by looks
b)
by shared characteristics
c)
by size
d)
by differences
5.
What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.
a)
taxonomy
b)
taxadermy
c)
taxicab
d)
toxicology
6.
If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
7.
In a properly written scientific name, which part is lowercase?
a)
species
b)
genus
8.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
9.
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
10.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
11.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
12.
What is the most specific level of classification?
a)
Family
b)
Domain
c)
Species
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
13.
A labeled diagram of a fiddler crab is provided. Which of the following is an accurate observation of the structures of a fiddler crab? Fiddler crabs have -
a)
five pairs of walking legs on each side.
b)
an enlarged propodus on both front legs.
c)
a pair of eyes on stalks at the top of the body.
d)
two pairs or chelipeds for a total of four.
14.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
15.
Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Protista
16.
Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
17.
The grouping, Genus is just before the most specific category.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.

What is binomial nomenclature?

a)

system of 3 names

b)

system of 2 names

c)

the names of the kingdoms

d)

the levels of classification

19.

Who created the 2 name system?

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Edison

c)

Darwin

d)

Einstein

20.

The 3 domains are Eukarya, Archaea, and

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Bacteria

21.

What level comes after order?

a)

genus

b)

kingdom

c)

family

d)

species

22.

What level comes before class?

a)

phylum

b)

domain

c)

order

d)

family

23.

The _________ levels that 2 organisms share, the more similar they are to each other.

a)

fewer

b)

more

24.

The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Humans

d)

Protists

25.

All living things are made of

a)

cells

b)

prokaryotes

c)

autotrophs

d)

heterotrophs

26.

Scientists place organisms into domains and kingdoms based on cell type, number of cells, and

a)

if they are able to grow.

b)

if they drink water.

c)

if they have the ability to make food.

d)

if they are able to move.

27.

Where are bacteria found

a)

in very few places

b)

only in the air

c)

all over the place

d)

only in cow intestines

28.

What is the study of classification?

a)

taxonomy

b)

biology

c)

botany

d)

microbiology

29.

What is a prokaryote?

a)

an organism that has nuclei in its cells

b)

an autotroph

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an organism without a nucleus in its cells

30.

Which of these is a eukaryote?

a)

bacteria living in your digestive system

b)

archaea

c)

bacteria living in food

d)

mold

31.

A heterotroph

a)

cannot make its own food.

b)

is able to make its food.

32.

Which of these is an autotroph?

a)

mushroom

b)

rose

c)

seal

d)

tiger

33.

What is the proper way to write a scientific name?

a)

Symbion pandora

b)

Symbion Pandora

c)

symbion Pandora

d)

symbion pandora

34.

Mushrooms are autotrophs

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A new organism was just discovered and it is unicellular or multicellular, eukarotic and heterotrophic, what kingdom is this organism in?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

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