WorksheetsTaxonomy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the genus name here?
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
c)
Canis lupus
d)
lupus canis
2.
Which one of these isn't one of the 5 kingdom names?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
FUngi
d)
Virusia
3.
Autotrophs- make their own food.
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
4.
Vertebrate have:
a)
Fur and Gills
b)
Cold-Blood
c)
A spine and an internal skeleton
5.
Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
a)
snake & alligator
b)
Kangaroo and snapper fish
c)
Penguin and snake
6.
Snails, clams and slugs belong to what group of invertebrate?
a)
Molluscs
b)
Jellyfish and sea anemones
c)
Echinoderms
d)
Flatworm
7.
An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?
a)
class and order
b)
family and genus
c)
genus and species
d)
kingdom and phylum
8.
Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?
a)
Class
b)
Genus
c)
Family
d)
Phylum
9.
What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?
a)
Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus
b)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
c)
Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class
d)
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
10.
Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
11.
Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Multicellular
c)
Unicellular
d)
Prokaryotes
12.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
13.
What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
14.
What is a Heterotroph?
a)
A producer
b)
An organism that makes its own food
c)
A consumer or decomposer
15.
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
16.
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are
a)
mutlicellular and heterotrophic
b)
multicellular and autotrophic
c)
unicellular and autotrophic
d)
unicellular and autotrophic
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