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Worksheets7th Grade Science Ch. 9
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is:
taxonomy
classification
life science
organization
The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is:
taxonomy
fungi
classification
genus
The eight levels of classification in order from general to specific are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
True
False
Which of the following are member of the plantae kingdom?
pine tree
tiger
slime mold
rose bush
Carolus Linnaeus is known for:
discovering the Tyrannosaurus Rex
discovering retractable claws
identifying the characteristics of rare species
founding the science of taxonomy
Euglena are members of which kingdom?
protista
plantae
animalia
fungi
To identify an organism you would use:
a microscope
fungi
domains
dichotomous key
For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belong to one of two groups:
eukaryotes and prokaryotes
fungi and animalia
plantae and protista
plants and animals
Felis domesticus is the scientific name for a house cat. Which part of the name is the genus name?
domesticus
felis
dom
cus
Felis domesticus is the scientific name for a house cat. Which part of the name is the specific name?
domesticus
felis
cus
dome
The scientific name of an organism comes from its:
kingdom
genus
specific name
phylum
class
Organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment.
fungi
plantae
animalia
protista
A sponge is an example of:
a cartoon character
a cleaning tool
a simple animal
a simple plant
What would scientists do if they discovered organisms that could not fit into any of the four kingdoms?
destroy the newly discovered organism
change the newly discovered organism
leave the newly discovered organism alone
create a new kingdom
Why are bacteria and fungi beneficial?
they recycle nutrients of dead organisms
they use sunlight to produce sugar
they make habitats for other animals
they are not beneficial at all.
Slime mold is:
a protist
a fungi
a plantae
an archaea
Which domain is made up entirely of prokaryotes that live in extreme environments?
archaea
bacteria
eukarya
protista
All organisms whose cells have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called eukaryotes. Eukaryotes belong to the domain:
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
euglena
