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Classification

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the belief that life can arise from non-living things.

a)

biogenesis

b)

spontaneous generation

c)

cell theory

d)

evolution

2.

Which scientists tried to disprove spontaneous generation?

a)

Redi

b)

Pasteur

c)

all the options listed

3.

Leaf S

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

balsam poplar

c)

sweet gum

d)

ginko

4.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish
5.

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Crocodila

Family: Alligatoridae

Genus: Alligator

species: mississippiensis

a)

alligator Mississippiensis

b)

Crocodila chordata

c)

Alligator mississippiensis

d)

Reptilia crocodila

6.

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family:Canidae

Genus: Canis

species: mesomelas

a)

Mammalia carnivora

b)

Canidae mesomelas

c)

Canis mesomelas

d)

Animalia chordata

7.

Who created the system of Taxonomy?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Copernicus

8.

Binomial Nomenclature takes which two taxons to name a species?

a)

Genus and Kingdom

b)

Phylum and Class

c)

Family and class

d)

Genus and species

9.

What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells do not.

b)

Prokaryotic cells don't have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells do.

c)

Prokaryotic cells have DNA, eukaryotic cells do not.

d)

Prokaryotic cells don't have DNA, eukaryotic cells do.

10.

What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

a)

Autotrophs are rocks, heterotrophs don't exist.

b)

Autotrophs make their own food, heterotrophs find food.

c)

Autotrophs are humans, heterotrophs are insects.

d)

Autotrophs are multicellular, heterotrophs are unicellular.

11.

What are the differences between unicellular and multicellular organisms?

a)

Unicellular organisms can move, multicellular organisms can't.

b)

Unicellular organisms have a horn, multicellular organisms have 2 heads.

c)

Unicellular organisms have 1 cell, multicellular organisms have multiple.

12.

Choose the three domains.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Rhizaria

d)

Eucarya

e)

Plants

13.

obtains energy through photosynthesis

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Heterotrophic

d)

Autotrophic

14.

The basic unit of all life (organisms)

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cell

c)

eukaryote

d)

prokaryote

15.

How many cells must an organism have to be alive?

a)

100

b)

1 billion

c)

1

d)

0

16.
An organism that can make its own food
a)
Humans
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Autotroph
d)
Multicellular
17.
Which terms best describe autotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
18.
Which terms best describe heterotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
19.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
20.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
21.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
22.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
23.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
24.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
25.

a singular living thing is called?

a)

an organ

b)

an organism

c)

a blood cell

d)

a molecule

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