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classification system

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is binomial nomenclature?

a)

system of 3 names

b)

system of 2 names

c)

the names of the kingdoms

d)

the levels of classification

2.

Who created the 2 name system?

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Edison

c)

Darwin

d)

Einstein

3.

What two levels make up a scientific name?

a)

genus and order

b)

genus and species

c)

domain and kingdom

d)

family and genus

4.

What level comes after order?

a)

genus

b)

kingdom

c)

family

d)

species

5.

What level comes before class?

a)

phylum

b)

domain

c)

order

d)

family

6.

The _________ levels that 2 organisms share, the more similar they are to each other.

a)

fewer

b)

more

7.

The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Humans

d)

Protists

8.

Which of these has a backbone?

a)

jellyfish

b)

squid

c)

worm

d)

snake

9.

All living things are made of

a)

cells

b)

prokaryotes

c)

autotrophs

d)

heterotrophs

10.

Scientists place organisms into domains and kingdoms based on cell type, number of cells, and

a)

if they are able to grow.

b)

if they drink water.

c)

if they have the ability to make food.

d)

if they are able to move.

11.

Where are bacteria found

a)

in very few places

b)

only in the air

c)

all over the place

d)

only in cow intestines

12.

Which of these is a fungus?

a)

bacteria

b)

mushroom

c)

algae

d)

seaweed

13.

What is a prokaryote?

a)

an organism that has nuclei in its cells

b)

an autotroph

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an organism without a nucleus in its cells

14.

A heterotroph

a)

cannot make its own food.

b)

is able to make its food.

15.

What is the correct order of classification?family

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

16.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
17.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
18.
What is the scientific word for warm-blooded? 
a)
warmtherm
b)
ectotherm
c)
thermal
d)
endotherm
19.
My body is covered with hair or fur, I have live babies, and I maintain a constant body temperature. What am I?
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Echinoderm
20.
I live part of my life in water, leave, then return to the water. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Arthropod
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
21.
What kind of animal changes their temperature with the environment?
a)
Mammal
b)
Ectotherm
c)
Endotherm
d)
Bird
22.
How do we determine the scientific name of an animal?
a)
Kingdom and phylum
b)
Genus and species
c)
Class and species
d)
Family and class
23.
What covers a reptile and a fish's body?
a)
Scales
b)
Fur/hair
c)
Feathers
d)
Spines
24.
What is it called when an animal moves to a warmer or colder area for the season?
a)
Hibernation
b)
Dormancy
c)
Migration
d)
Burrowing