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WorksheetsClassification Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
2.
The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
3.
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
4.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
5.
Scientists group similar organisms together through a process called .....
a)
identification
b)
Estimation
c)
Classification
d)
Organization
6.
Biologist group living things based on ____.
a)
Habitat
b)
Size
c)
Colors
d)
Shared Characteristics
7.
Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
8.
If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.
a)
phylum
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
9.
Who is the closest relative to the birds?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
fish
d)
amphibians
10.
Who is the closest relative to the sharks?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
ray-finned fish
d)
amphibians
11.
A branching diagram that represents the proposed phylogeny or evolutionary history of a species or group
a)
Cladogram
b)
Cladistics
c)
Phylogeny
d)
Taxonomy
12.
A method that classifies organisms according to the order that they diverged from a common ancestor
a)
Cladogram
b)
Dichotomous Key
c)
Molecular Clock
d)
Cladistics
13.
How many Domains are there?
Name them:
Name them:
a)
3; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
b)
2; Bacteria, Eukarya
c)
1; Eukarya
d)
3; Bacteria, Eukarya, Protists
14.
Which of the following is NOT a domain?
a)
bacteria
b)
archaea
c)
eukarya
d)
prokarya
15.
Which is TRUE about members of the domain Archaea?
a)
They are unicellular.
b)
They are eukaryotes.
c)
They lack cell walls.
d)
They lack cell membranes.
16.
Which is TRUE about members of the domain Eukarya?
a)
They have a nucleus
b)
They are only multicellular
c)
They are only heterotrophs
d)
They all have cell walls and chloroplasts
17.
Which applies to members of the kingdom FUNGI?
a)
They have cell walls of chitin
b)
They have no cell walls or chloroplasts
c)
They include slime molds and giant kelp
d)
They include mosses and ferns
18.
Mitochondria DNA
a)
High mutation rate,
from mother
b)
Low mutation rate,
from mother
c)
High mutation rate, from both parents
d)
Low mutation rate, from both parents
19.
HOW MANY KINGDOMS ARE THERE?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
20.
MUSHROOMS ARE IN WHAT KINGDOM
a)
PLANT
b)
ANIMAL
c)
FUNGI
d)
PROTIST
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