WorksheetsBiodiversity and classification
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Choose the correct types of biodiversity.
I. Interaction diversity
II. Species diversity
III. Ecosystem diversity
I and II
I and III
II and III
I, II and III
'' The differences between living organisms within a species.''
This statement refers to which type of diversity?
Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Interaction diversity
Species diversity
''Variety of species or richness in the number of species in an ecosystem throughout the entire biosphere.''
This statement refers to which type of diversity?
Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Interaction diversity
Species diversity
''Variety of habitats, biotic communities & ecological process & tremendous diversity within ecosystem.''
This statement refers to which type of diversity?
Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Interaction diversity
Species diversity
In naming species, Linnaean System group them into hierarchy of increasingly inclusive categories (taxonomic system)
Choose the correct order.
Kingdom->Domain->Phylum->Class->Order->Family->Genus->Species
Domain->Kingdom->Order->Phylum->Class->Family->Genus->Species
Domain->Kingdom->Order->Phylum->Family->Class->Genus->Species
Domain->Kingdom->Phylum->Class->Order->Family->Genus->Species
Species with closely related in the family are placed in the same ____________.
Genus
Family
Species
Order
What is taxonomy?
Science of conserving biodiversity.
Science of comparing macromolecules.
Science of naming, describing and classifying organisms
Science of creating new species.
What is the correct format of writing the scientific name of yeast?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
How is Achatina fulica, the scientific name for East African land snail, abbreviated?
A. fulica
Ach. Ful.
Achatina f.
A. ful
The 3 domain system divide the living organisms into _________ groups.
2
3
4
5
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the scientific name of hibiscus. rosa-sinensis is the _______ name.
Kingdom
Phylum
Species
Genus
A group of organisms from different classes but similar characteristics and evolutionary path can be grouped into…
an order
a family
a phylum
a genus
Organism X and Y are from the same order. Which of the following statements are true?
I. They are from the same class
II. They are from the same family
III. They may be from the same genus
IV. They may be from different family
I, II and III
I, III and IV
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV
Which of the following are based on the Linnaeus binomial system?
I. Scientific name are given in Latin
II. Genus name and species name must be underlined together
III. The scientific name is specific to one particular species
IV. In printing, scientific names must be presented in italic
I, II and III
I, III and IV
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV
Two plants from the same order but from different families show a closer natural relationship as compared to two plants in
The same family, but different genus
The same genus, but different species
The same phylum, but different class
The same phylum, but different kingdom
Species with closely related in the family are placed in the same ____________.
Genus
Family
Species
Order
The three domains are:
Plant, Animal, Bacteria
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plants
Fungi, Animal, Plant
Which statements are true about taxonomic hierarchy?
The broadest taxon is phylum
Order is a taxon within a class and it consists of several families
Different organisms within a class are from the same family
Different organisms within an order may belong to different classes
Which domains are prokaryotic?
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Halophiles, organisms that thrive in salt, belong to the Bacteria domain.
True
False
Eukarya is subdivided into four kingdoms namely:
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Protista, Fungi, Bacteria, Animalia
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Amoeba
What is the system of naming organims?
Binomial Nomenclature
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Scientific names of different organisms are made up of:
Kingdom
Phyllum
Genus
Species
