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Classification

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is taxonomy?

a)

The study of DNA and RNA

b)

The study of how organisms are related

c)

The study of classifying and naming organisms

d)

The study of organisms in their habitat

2.
What scientist gave us the system of classification we still use today?
a)
Mendel
b)
Linnaeus
c)
Darwin
d)
Watson
3.

Choose the correct order of taxa from LARGEST to SMALLEST

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Phylum, Order, Species, Family, Genus, Kingdom

4.
The three Domains are:
a)
Plant, Animal, Bacteria
b)
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
c)
Fungi, Animal, Plant
d)
Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plants
5.
Moss, Sunflowers, Pine trees, and algae are all in this kingdom:
a)
Fungi
b)
Anamalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Bacteria
6.

Phylogeny is:

a)

Study of evolutionary lineages of organisms

b)

Classifying animals by structure

c)

Analyzing mutations in organisms

d)

Determining when animals evolved

7.
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
8.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
9.
Mold would belong to which kingdom?
a)
Animal
b)
Archaea
c)
Plant
d)
Fungi
10.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

11.

Which is the newest trait?

a)

Amniotic egg

b)

Walking legs

c)

Jaws

d)

Hair

12.

What characteristic do all the organisms on this cladogram share?

a)

Being bi-pedal & having language

b)

Complex brains

c)

Fully binocular vision

d)

Partial binocular vision & opposable thumbs

13.

Our human scientific name is Homo sapien. Which part of this name is the genus?

a)

Homo

b)

Sapien

14.
Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
15.
Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?
a)
leo
b)
Animalia
c)
Panthera
d)
mammalia
16.

When two species look different but may be related, what is used to determine relatedness?

a)

Jerry Springer Show

b)

DNA

c)

FNR

d)

DAN