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QUARTER 4:WEEK 4:Classification Of Living things

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 8 levels of Classification in order?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Family, Domain, Genus, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order

d)

Class, Family, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Order, Domain

2.

What is the smallest and most specific group in the classification system?

a)

species

b)

domain

c)

kingdom

d)

Genus

3.

What is the largest and most general group that an organism is classified into?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

d)

Family

4.

Why do we classify living things

a)

To keep information private

b)

To make finding information easier

c)

To confuse students

d)

To make animals healthier

5.

What is taxonomy?

a)

The study of naming and classifying things

b)

Preserving dead organisms

c)

The science of paying your taxes

d)

My cat's name

6.

In a scientific name, what group does the FIRST name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

7.

In a scientific name, what does the SECOND name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

8.

What are the 3 Domains of living things?

a)

Plants, Animals, Fungi

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

c)

Living, Non-living, Once-living

d)

Sarah, Joe, Bob

9.
All organisms are made up of _____________________.
a)
Food
b)
Energy
c)
Cells
d)
Bacteria
10.
An organism with only ONE cell is called ________________________________.
a)
Multicellular
b)
Incomplete
c)
Unicellular
d)
Silly
11.
Organisms with ______________ cells are multicellular.
a)
Many
b)
Animal
c)
One
d)
Plant
12.

Grouping living thing in an orderly way is the job of a

a)

microscopist

b)

chemist

c)

taxonomist

d)

computer specialist

13.

The science of classification is called

a)

taxonomy

b)

botany

c)

astronomy

d)

chemistry

14.

In binomial nomenclature, the name of any organism is made up of its

a)

kingdom and phylum

b)

family and genus

c)

class and order

d)

genus and species

15.

The method of scientific classification used today is based on the classification system developed by

a)

Carolus Linnaeus

b)

M. Courtney Latimer

c)

John Ray

d)

Charles Darwin