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Unit 3 Part 1 Test: Living Things

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does invertebrate mean?

a)

Animals without a backbone

b)

Animals that change their form

c)

Animals with a backbone

d)

Animals that lay eggs

2.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
3.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
4.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
5.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
6.

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things?

a)

taxification

b)

taxadermy

c)

taxonomy

d)

toxicology

7.

In a properly written scientific name, which part is written entirely in lowercase?

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

family

8.
In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category? 
a)
Kingdom
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Domain
9.
What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
a)
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genius, species
c)
domain, kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species
10.
Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
genus
d)
species
11.

Phylogeny is...

a)

The study of classification of different species

b)

The study of the evolutionary history of a species

c)

The study of prehistoric life

d)

The study of the distribution of different species

12.

Phylogenetic trees show...

a)

Evolutionary relationships between different species

b)

How one species has evolved through time

c)

Which species has evolved the most

d)

Which species have evolved from other species

13.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
14.

How are bacterial cells different from the cells of eukaryotes?

a)

The bacteria are prokaryotes, and the genetic material is not contained in the nuclei.

b)

The bacteria are eukaryotes, and the genetic material is not contained in the nuclei.

c)

The bacteria are prokaryotes, and the genetic material is contained in the nuclei.

d)

The bacteria are eukaryotes, and the genetic material is contained in the nuclei.

15.

Which group is known as the garbage can kingdom?

a)

animals

b)

fungi

c)

protists

d)

eukaryotes

16.

When two or more organisms live together & beneficial opportunities are created for both organisms, this is called what?

a)

endearment

b)

symbiosis

c)

phylogeny

d)

decomposition

17.
Plants with seeds in cones are called?
a)
gymnosperms
b)
angiosperms
c)
flowers
d)
mosses