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LS Classification & Life

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Genesis, God commanded all living things to reproduce after their own (a)   .

2.

Because of the cell theory, if you were to identify a new life form, you could say with confidence it is made of at least one (a)   .

3.

Which of the following are the four basic types of molecules found in living things? Check all that apply.

a)

enzymes

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

e)

nucleic acids

4.

What were the boxlike structures that Hooke saw under his microscope?

a)

cell membranes of cork

b)

a piece of honeycomb

c)

bacteria

d)

cell walls of cork

5.

DNA is a type of ___.

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

6.

Cellulose is a type of ___.

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

7.

All new life today ...

a)

comes from evolutionary descent

b)

comes from preexisting life

c)

is the result of spontaneous generation

d)

is a creation of God from nothing

8.

The Linnaean classification system that we use today is based on (a)   characteristics.

9.

Generalization

a)

is a benefit of the classification system

b)

allows you to study individuals to learn about an entire group

c)

all the above

10.

A family is composed of several classes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A phylum contains several classes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A genus is larger than an order.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A family is smaller than an order.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Mushrooms are in kingdom (a)   .

15.

What do you call the science of classifying organisms?

a)

generalization

b)

taxonomy

c)

specialization

d)

cytology

16.

Which of the following are characteristics of living things?

a)

having life cycles

b)

using energy

c)

responding to the environment

d)

reproducing

e)

growing

17.

Which of the following are part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells and the products of cells.

b)

All living things are multicellular.

c)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

d)

Cells perform the functions of living things.

18.

Which of the following rules apply to writing scientific names?

a)

Genus is lowercase.

b)

Genus is capitalized.

c)

Scientific names are italicized and underlined.

d)

Species is not capitalized.

19.

Which of the following are true of lipids? Check all that apply.

a)

lipids make up proteins

b)

lipids are a form of long term energy storage

c)

lipids are an important part of cell membranes

d)

lipids are an important part of carbohydrates

20.

An organism can be classified in more than one family.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Select the organisms that are in the same genus.

a)

Rattus rattus

b)

Equus caballus

c)

Mus musculus

d)

Equus quagga

e)

Vulpes vulpes

22.

Who invented the modern classification system?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Hooke

c)

Schwann

d)

Linnaeus

23.

After domain, what is the largest of the 7 classification levels?

(a)  

24.

What is the smallest classification level?

a)

genus

b)

species

c)

family

d)

class

25.

Wha is the next to smallest classification level?

(a)  

26.

Common names are used for accuracy.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A complete living thing is called a(n)

(a)  

28.

What do you call the material inside a cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

29.

Organic molecules are molecules that contain

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon

c)

oxygen

d)

sodium

30.

Energy is the ability to do work.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

An organism made of one cell is called

a)

multicellular

b)

monocellular

c)

unicellular

d)

acellular

32.

An organism's life cycle ends with

(a)  

33.

Special proteins that regulate processes in cells are called

(a)  

34.

Horses and donkeys can reproduce to make mules, so a creationist might say they are part of the same

(a)  

35.

Sugars are a type of

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

36.

To arrange organisms into groups is to

a)

generalize

b)

classify

c)

analyze

d)

specify

37.

Proteins are made of

a)

lipids

b)

glucose

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

38.

DNA codes for

(a)