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Unit 9: Taxonomic Groups

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cow pictured belongs to the kingdom Animalia. What living characteristics does this organism possess?

a)

Multicellular, heterotroph, eukaryote

b)

Multicellular, autotroph, prokaryote

c)

Unicellular, heterotroph, eukaryote

d)

Unicellular, autotroph, prokaryote

2.

What are the three currently recognized domains?

a)

Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi

b)

Archaeabacteria, Bacteria, and Eubacteria

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya

d)

Plantae, Protista, and Bacteria

3.

In which domain are humans classified?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Fungi

4.

What type of organisms are made of cells?

a)

Only plants and animals are made of cells.

b)

Only animals are made of cells.

c)

All organisms are made of cells.

d)

Only Eukarya are made of cells.

5.

Viruses are not considered living organisms because they are not composed of

a)

DNA

b)

protein

c)

cells

d)

RNA

6.

The absence of which cell structure would indicate a cell is prokaryotic?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

What do a mushroom, an amoeba, and a 6th grader have in common?

a)

They all belong to the Animal Kingdom.

b)

They are all composed of one or more cells.

c)

They are composed solely of gases and liquids.

d)

They are all classified as invertebrates.

8.

What do the domains Bacteria and Archaea have in common?

a)

They both contain organisms composed of cells that are classified as prokaryotes.

b)

They both contain organisms composed of cells that are classified as plants.

c)

They both contain organisms composed of cells that are classified as eukaryotes.

d)

They both contain organisms composed of cells that are classified as animals.

9.

Taxonomic classification systems for organisms are similar to many other classification systems.

The illustration below compares the National Football League to the currently recognized

taxonomic structure. According to the diagram, the Professional Sports Organizations are most like which taxonomic classification?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Class

d)

Order

10.

What is the best reason that fire is NOT considered a living organism?

a)

It requires oxygen to burn.

b)

It requires fuel to burn.

c)

It can move from place to place.

d)

It is not composed of cells.

11.

Which group is the broadest group in the modern classification system of living organisms?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Class

d)

Domain