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Unit 1 Organisms Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Taxonomy) An organism's scientific name includes its...

a)

Family & Genus

b)

Kingdom & Family

c)

Genus & Species

d)

Class & Genus

2.

Which domain(s) include only prokaryotic cells? (without nucleus)

a)

Eukarya & Bacteria

b)

Archaeabacteria

c)

Bacteria & Archeabacteria

d)

Bacteria

3.

Which domain(s) include organisms that have eukaryotic cells? (has nucleus)

a)

Eukarya

b)

Eukarya & Bacteria

c)

Bacteria

d)

Archaeabacteria

4.

Which of the following identifies the levels of classification in correct order?

a)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

Genus, species, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family

c)

Domain, kingdom, genus, species, phylum, class, order, family

d)

Genus, species, phylum, class, order, family, domain, kingdom

5.

Which of the following are the three main classification domains?

a)

Fungus, Plants, and Animals

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

c)

Bacteria, Virus, and Eukarya

d)

Protist, Fungus, and Plants

6.

Which of the following are the four kingdoms of the Eukarya domain?

a)

Fungus, Bacteria, Plants, and Animals

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Protist and Eukarya

c)

Bacteria, Virus, Animal and Plants

d)

Protist, Fungus, Animals and Plants

7.

Why do scientists classify living organisms?

a)

so that every organism has it own place

b)

to show that organisms are exactly the same

c)

to organize organisms into groups so it is easier to study them

d)

to rank organisms against each other by certain characteristic

8.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Albert Einstein 
9.
What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
10.
Which Domain/Kingdom is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
11.

The science of describing, classifying and naming living things is known as _______.

a)

Biology

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Sortology

d)

Phylogeny

12.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
13.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
14.
True or False: All living things are made of one or more cells.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

the largest classification category

a)

Kindgom

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Species

16.

the smallest, most specific classification category

a)

Genus

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Species

17.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
18.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
19.
Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:
a)
dichotomous key
b)

binomial nomenclature

c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
20.
Are human beings prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
21.

Animals eat food and plants use sunlight, both are examples of obtaining what?

a)

A full stomach

b)

Cells

c)

Energy

d)

headache

22.

Which of the following is a characteristic of living organisms?

a)

made of cells

b)

grow and develop

c)

need water

d)

reproduce

e)

all of these

23.

The tadpole becomes larger and more complex. This shows that living organisms

a)

need energy

b)

grow and develop

c)

can learn to swim

d)

eliminate waste

24.

A cloud grows and develops, has water, moves and changes direction with the wind. Is it an organism?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

As you move from the phylum, class, order classification levels what do you recognize?

a)

More organisms with more in common

b)

Fewer organisms with more in common

c)

More organisms with less in common

d)

Fewer organisms with less in common

26.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for all living things?

a)

have at least one cell

b)

use energy

c)

adapt to environmental changes

d)

breathe oxygen with lungs

27.
All living things grow and develop. 
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Living things require energy to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Which is NOT a characteristic that all living organisms share? 
a)
Ability to reproduce 
b)
Ability to grow 
c)
Ability to respond to their environment 
d)
Ability to dominate an ecosystem 
30.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
31.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
33.

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger.

The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it.

1. a) Abdomen segmented.............go to 2

b) Abdomen not segmented ......go to 4

2. a) Abdomen with tail....................go to 3

b) Abdomen without tail...............go to 5

3. a) Tail with stinger..........................Scorpion

b) Tail without stinger.....................Whip scorpion

4. a) Legs longer than body.............Daddy Long Legs

b) Legs not longer than body……….Wind scorpion

5. a) Covered with spines .......................Mite

b) Few spines.....................................Tick

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Daddy Long Legs

c)

Mite

d)

Tick

34.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms