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Classification and Taxonomy

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kiang has the scientific name Equus kiang. Equus refers to this animal's __________ .

a)

family

b)

genus

c)

species

d)

order

2.

What is the name of this Swedish physician, botanist, and naturalist who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?

a)

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carl Linnaeus

3.

Tarantulas and wolf spiders are both members of the order Araneae. However, these spiders are in different families. How many taxonomic levels do they have in common?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

4.

What taxonomic level is made up of a group of closely related species?

a)

family

b)

order

c)

phylum

d)

genus

5.

What is the scientific name of the white oak?

a)

Quercus alba

b)

Quercus engelmannii

c)

Quercus velutina

d)

Quercus macrocarpa

6.

Each step of a dichotomous key provides how many choices?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

d)

4

7.

What is the name for the pictured diagram?

a)

Punnett Square

b)

dichotomous key

c)

phylogenetic tree

d)

field guide

8.

Which domain contains plants, animals, fungi, and protists?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

d)

Mustelidae

9.

Which of the following is the correctly written scientific name of the fringed peacock spider?

a)

maratus fimbriatus

b)

Maratus fimbriatus

c)

Maratus fimbriatus

d)

Maratus Fimbriatus

10.

What is the name for a book with many pictures, that is used to identify similar looking organisms?

a)

phylogenetic tree

b)

taxonomic key

c)

field guide

d)

biological almanac

11.

Which taxonomic level is just below kingdom and is made up of related classes?

a)

phylum

b)

family

c)

order

d)

genus

12.

What is the name for an organism's evolutionary history?

a)

heredity

b)

phylogeny

c)

phenotype

d)

ecology

13.

What is the name for the second word of an organism's scientific name?

a)

common name

b)

genus

c)

species epithet

d)

subspecies

14.

Which of the following are prokaryotic domains (multiple answers possible)?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animalia

d)

Archaea

15.

Which of the following is the correctly written scientific name of the American alligator?

a)

alligator Mississippiensis

b)

Alligator mississippiensis

c)

alligator mississippiensis

d)

Alligator mississippiensis

16.

A scientific name can give information about _______ (multiple answers possible).

a)

an organism's genus

b)

where the organism lives

c)

who discovered the organism

d)

a trait or characteristic of the organism

17.

Which of the following is the correct scientific name for the American robin?

a)

Turdus Migratorius

b)

migratorius

c)

Turdus migratorius

d)

turdus migratorius

18.

Robins are in the same phylum as alligators, but they are in different classes. How many taxonomic levels do alligators and robins have in common?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

19.

The process of putting organisms into groups based on their similarities is called _________ .

a)

succession

b)

heredity

c)

identification

d)

classification

20.

The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called _____________ .

a)

genetics

b)

taxonomy

c)

botany

d)

zoology

21.

Which taxonomic level falls between class and family?

a)

subspecies

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

order

22.

______________ is considered the "Father of Taxonomy" because he created a classification system that gave every organism a two-part scientific name.

a)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Carl Linnaeus

d)

Gregor Mendel

23.

Which of the following is the scientific name of the house cat?

a)

Felis domesticus

b)

Quercus arizonica

c)

Panthera tigris

d)

Marmota monax

24.

The pictured chart is a __________ .

a)

phylogenetic tree

b)

field guide

c)

dichotomous key

d)

Punnett Square

25.

To which genus do the peacock spiders belong?

a)

Panthera

b)

Quercus

c)

Archaea

d)

Maratus

26.

Which of the following are true of members of Domain Archaea? (multiple answers possible)

a)

prokaryotes

b)

multicellular

c)

have chloroplasts

d)

some live in extreme environments

27.

What is the scientific name for the pictured organism? (Hint: look carefully at the pattern on his abdomen)

a)

Maratus neptunus

b)

Maratus elephans

c)

Maratus purcellae

d)

Maratus banyowla

28.

Which of the following is the correct scientific name for the green lynx spider?

a)

peucetia viridans

b)

Peucetia viridans

c)

Peucetia viridans

d)

peucetia viridans

29.

Mourning doves are in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. Therefore, doves and pigeons are all in the same ________ . (multiple answers possible)

a)

domain

b)

genus

c)

order

d)

species

30.

Carl Linnaeus's great love was studying, identifying, and describing plants. What branch of biology focuses on the plant kingdom?

a)

Zoology

b)

Phycology

c)

Botany

d)

Mycology

31.

The pictured tarantulas are all in the genus Poecilotheria, therefore ___________ .

a)

they are varieties of one species

b)

they are closely related

c)

they belong to different orders

d)

they are prokaryotes

32.

All of the following are true, EXCEPT ______________ .

a)

all spiders are in the same kingdom

b)

there are > 50, 000 species of spiders

c)

spiders are vertebrates

d)

there are many different genera of spiders

33.

A genus may contain many related ___________ .

a)

species

b)

families

c)

kingdoms

d)

subphyla

34.

Phylogenetic trees show ___________ . (multiple answers possible)

a)

how to identify an organism

b)

which organisms are closely related

c)

the common ancestors of different organisms

d)

the DNA sequences of organisms

35.

Which of the following is/are true of Quercus alba? (multiple answers possible)

a)

It shares seven taxa with Quercus rubra.

b)

It has very dark gray bark.

c)

"alba" is the family name

d)

It is a member of the large Quercus genus.

36.

A ______________ is a biologist that studies organisms, identifies organisms, and places organisms into groups.

a)

microbiologist

b)

entomologist

c)

taxonomist

d)

mycologist

37.

Which kingdom includes prokaryotic organisms? (multiple answers possible)

a)

Fungi

b)

Archaea

c)

Protists

d)

Bacteria

38.

Which kingdom contains multicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotes that have cells with cell walls?

a)

Animalia

b)

Protista

c)

Archaea

d)

Plantae

39.

The pictured __________________ shows the evolutionary relationships amongst the great apes.

a)

Punnett Square

b)

phylogenetic tree

c)

taxonomic key

d)

dichotomous key

40.

Which of the following kingdoms contain prokaryotes? (multiple answers possible)

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Archaea

d)

Bacteria

41.

Which kingdom contains mushrooms, yeasts, and molds?

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animalia

42.

According to the phylogenetic tree, which two great ape species are most closely related?

a)

orangutans and gorillas

b)

humans and macaques

c)

chimpanzees and gorillas

d)

bonobos and chimpanzees

43.

So far, scientists have identified about __________ kinds of organisms on Earth.

a)

10 million

b)

250,000

c)

2.15 million

d)

3 billion

44.

The scientific study of how living things are classified is called _____________ .

a)

genetics

b)

biology

c)

taxonomy

d)

physiology

45.

In the 1750s, the Swedish naturalist ________________ devised a system of naming organisms that is still used today.

a)

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Carl Linnaeus

46.

The word _________ means "two names."

a)

homologous

b)

binomial

c)

diploid

d)

taxonomy

47.

Common names for Marmota monax include ___________ . (multiple answers possible)

a)

woodchuck

b)

whistlepig

c)

muskrat

d)

groundhog

48.

The second word of a scientific name is the _____________ .

a)

subspecies

b)

genus

c)

species

d)

species epithet

49.

According to the image, tarantulas and scorpions all share the same ___________ .

a)

order

b)

family

c)

class

d)

species

50.

All of the following are correct when writing a scientific name EXCEPT __________ .

a)

underline the genus name only

b)

genus name is capitalized

c)

name is spelled correctly

d)

species epithet is lowercase

51.

To which kingdom do clams, chameleons, and capybaras belong?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

d)

Plantae

52.

All birds belong to Class Aves. Therefore, they are all in the same ____________ . (multiple answers possible)

a)

family

b)

genus

c)

domain

d)

phylum

53.

The correct scientific name for the Joro spider is ___________ .

a)

Trichonephila Clavata

b)

trichonephila clavata

c)

Trichonephila clavata

d)

Trichonephila clavata

54.

What is the name for a book with illustrations that highlights the differences between similar-looking organisms?

a)

bibliograph

b)

field guide

c)

taxonomic key

d)

phylogenetic tree

55.

A dichotomous key is a useful tool for _____________ organisms.

a)

recording

b)

identifying

c)

observing

d)

locating

56.

Each step of a dichotomous key offers __________ choices.

a)

many

b)

three

c)

two

d)

twelve

57.

The scientific name for humans is _________ .

a)

Pan paniscus

b)

Homo sapiens

c)

Pan troglodytes

d)

Hylobates moloch

58.

The brown recluse spider has the binomial name Loxosceles reclusa. To which genus does it belong?

a)

reclusa

b)

Arachnida

c)

Loxosceles

d)

Arthropoda

59.

Which of the following is true of Quercus rubra? (multiple answers possible)

a)

It is an oak tree

b)

It is a pine tree

c)

It produces acorns

d)

It is the White Oak

60.

What is the taxonomic level that ranks below kingdom and above class?

a)

domain

b)

family

c)

phylum

d)

order

61.

The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) belongs to the cat family __________ .

a)

Carnivora

b)

Felis

c)

Felidae

d)

Animalia

62.

Capybaras belong to the kingdom ____________ and the phylum ____________.

a)

Eukarya - Rodentia

b)

Fungi - Ascomycetes

c)

Animalia - Chordata

d)

Protista - Mammalia

63.

Capybaras belong to the order ____________ , that includes gnawing mammals with chisel-like incisors.

a)

Cetacea

b)

Rodentia

c)

Insectivora

d)

Carnivora

64.

The species epithet for Maratus nemo is ___________ .

a)

nemo

b)

spiders

c)

orange and white

d)

Maratus

65.

Maratus griseus is named for ___________ .

a)

where it was discovered

b)

the biologist who discovered it

c)

its diet

d)

its gray color

66.

Maratus nimbus and all of the peacock spiders belong to the genus ____________ .

a)

Arachnida

b)

Maratus

c)

Araneae

d)

nimbus

67.

A _________ is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce _________ offspring.

a)

family - healthy

b)

species - similar

c)

genus - related

d)

species - fertile

68.

Look carefully at the pictured phylogenetic tree. Which mammal is least related to the others?

a)

red panda

b)

African palm civet

c)

skunk

d)

raccoon