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Classification/Taxonomy Vocab Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of naming and classifying organisms


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Taxonomy
Classification
Dichotomous Key
Cladogram
2.

The father of taxonomy.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Carl Linnaeus

d)

Watson and Crick

3.

The system of giving a species a unique name that has two parts (usually in Latin or Greek)


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Binomial nomenclature
Classification
Taxonomy
Dichotomous Key
4.

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

a)

Classification

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Cladogram

5.

An organism that only has one cell.

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

c)

Monocellular

d)

Domain

6.

An organism that has more than one cell.

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Prokaryote

7.

A tool that provides the reader with two choices that describes the characteristics about items or living things.

a)

Histogram

b)

Cladogram

c)

Dichotomous Key

d)

Textbook

8.

Organisms who lack a nucleus and organelles.

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Multicellular

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Prokaryote

9.

Organisms who have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

10.

Most inclusive taxon (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya)

a)

KIngdom

b)

Domain

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Dichotomous key

11.

(a)   is the second highest taxon including Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.

12.

Kingdom of unicellular organisms that are prokaryotic like bacteria, but lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls

a)

Kingdom Archaea

b)

Kingdom Bacteria

c)

Kingdom Animalia

d)

Kingdom Protista

13.

Unicellular organism that is a prokayote (common)

a)

Kingdom archaea

b)

Kingdom bacteria

c)

Kingdom protista

d)

Kingdom plantae

14.

Mainly single celled eukaryotic cells that are plant-like, fungus-like, or animal-like (Example: algae, and amoeba)

a)

Kingdom Bacteria

b)

Kingdom Plantae

c)

Kingdom Fungi

d)

Kingdom Protista

15.

An organism that gets its food from other living organisms.

a)

Chemotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Producer

16.

An organism that makes its own food is called a (a)   .