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Kingdom Animalia Taxonomy Practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organisms are most closely related?
a)
Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
b)
Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
c)
Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
d)
Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)
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.
Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?
a)
human
b)
grey wolf
c)
tiger snake
d)
monarch butterfly
4.
Which organism in the table shown is most closely related to the common dolphin?
a)
human
b)
killer whale
c)
giant kelp
d)
bat star
5.

Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?

a)

2 organisms in the same class

b)

2 organisms in the same family

c)

2 organisms in the same genus

d)

2 organisms in the same species

6.

What 3 taxonomic groups are shared by all 4 organisms?

a)

species, genus & family

b)

Kingdom, phylum & order

c)

kingdom, phylum & class

7.

Which organism is more similar to a chimpanzee, an orangutan or a dog?

a)

orangutan--they share the same FAMILY

b)

Dog --they share the same CLASS

c)

orangutan--they share the same ORDER

8.

Which organism is more similar to a wolf--a dog or chimpanzee?

a)

Dog --shares same genus

b)

Chimpanzee-- shares same class

c)

Dog-- Shares same class

9.

The Linnaean taxonomic system classifies organisms into divisions called taxa . At which of these levels indicates the closest relationship?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Family

c)

Order

d)

Genus

10.

Scientist usually classify things according to their :

a)

Habitat and range

b)

Physical adaptations and evolutionary relationships

11.

Organism with the names: Quercus rubra and

Quercus phellos belong to the same :

a)

genus

b)

species

12.

The taxon group directly below ORDER is

a)

family

b)

class

13.

For black bears and polar bears to be in the same Family, they must be in the same:

a)

genus

b)

order

c)

species

14.

The organism most related to Ursus arctos is:

a)

Ailuropoda ursus

b)

Ursus maritimus

15.

Which taxon includes the BROADEST [largest number] characteristics?

a)

Class

b)

Phylum

c)

Kingdom

16.

Which taxon includes more species (# of organisms) an ORDER or FAMILY?

a)

Order

b)

Family

17.

Which of these are NOT characteristics of kingdom Animalia?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Have a head

c)

Heterotrophic

d)

Motile at some point in their life cycle