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Unit 3: Classification

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term used to describe the scientific study of how living things are classified

a)

Classification

b)

Organization

c)

Domain

d)

Taxonomy

2.

Who was the first person to create a classification system?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Kepler

c)

Fox

d)

Woese

3.

In the 8 Levels of Classification which level is the broadest (biggest) category?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Family

c)

Domain

d)

Species

4.

As each group in the levels of classification is split into smaller groups, the organisms become more ________________.

a)

Different

b)

Populated

c)

Alike

d)

Dissimilar

5.

Which list of characteristics best describes the Archaea Domain?

a)

Heterotrophs-No cell wall- similar to bacteria

b)

From extreme environments- both auto and heterotrophs- unlike any other domain

c)

Kin to animals- has a cell wall- lives in water

d)

Lives in wet environments- heterotrophs only- related to fungi

6.

Which list of characteristics best describes the Bacteria Domain?

a)

Prokaryotic- microscopic- unicellular

b)

Eukaryotic- large celled- multicellular

c)

Eukaryotic- multicellular- related to animals

d)

Eukaryotic- feed on dead animals- has a cell wall

7.

Which list of characteristics best describes the Eukarya Domain?

a)

Prokaryotes, Eubacteria, no nuclear membrane

b)

Prokaryotes, Archaebacteria, no nuclear membrane

c)

Eukaryotic, nuclear membrane, Protists, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae

d)

Prokaryotes, Archaebacteria, nuclear membrane

8.

Which of these kingdoms is NOT a part of the Eukarya (has a nucleus) Domain?

a)

Plant

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

9.

Cells that have a nucleus are called _____________.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Autotrophs

10.

In the Kingdom Plantae organisms that make their own food are called _________.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Prokaryotes

11.

Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia that consume other organisms are called ________.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Heterotrophs

12.

In which Kingdom and Domain is mankind classified?

a)

Prokaryotic/Archaea

b)

Bacteria/Eukarya

c)

Animalia/Eukarya

d)

Eukarya/Protist

13.

List the 8 levels of Classification starting from broadest to most specific

*spelling counts*

(a)  

14.

Which option listed is NOT a NEED of a living organism?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Shelter

d)

Clothing

15.

Which of the following IS a characteristic of a living thing?

a)

water

b)

veins

c)

shelter

d)

reproduction

16.

How do multicellular and unicellular organisms differ?

a)

the number of mitochondria in their cells

b)

the amount of total cells the organism has

c)

the shape of their cells

d)

the colorization of their cells

17.

How many parents does an organism that produces asexually need?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

2

d)

1

18.

Carolus Linnaeus developed the system of scientific naming in the 1750s called?

a)

Domain Naming

b)

Scientific Naming

c)

Binomial Nomenclature

d)

Nomenclature Scientificia

19.

Binominal Nomenclature means that organisms has _____ scientific name...

a)

4

b)

8

c)

2

d)

1

20.

An organism's scientific name is composed of its __________ and _________ levels of classification...

a)

Domain and Kingdom

b)

Genus and Family

c)

Genus and Species

d)

Order and Class

21.

A cell is....

a)

the basic unit of structure and function of an organism

b)

an organism's scientific name

c)

a way to classify organisms

d)

the way we organize bacteria

22.

*BONUS*

What does Prokaryote translate to?

(a)  

23.

Scientists don’t use the common names of organisms because?

a)

an organism may have more than one common name.

b)

an organism rarely has the same name in different languages.

c)

common names can have more than one meaning

d)

all the above

24.

An organism that breaks down dead organic matter, which it then absorbs as food, is in the kingdom...

a)

Plante

b)

Animalia

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

25.

The organism Quercus phellos (Willow Oak) is a member of the genus...

a)

Quercus

b)

Plante

c)

phellos

d)

Fungi

26.

BONUS

Why did scientists come up with the naming system that we use today?

(a)  

27.

What tool do we use to determine what organisms are?

a)

Protractor

b)

Compass

c)

Taxonomic Key

d)

Calculator

28.

Organisms are classified based on ________.

a)

the number of them that exists in a species

b)

their Greek names

c)

similarities and evolutionary relationships

d)

the year their fossils are discovered

29.

All living things have ​ (a)   organization. Use ​ (b)   . ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   . Respond to their environmental ​ (e)   and produce offspring.

Choose from the below words
cellular
energy
Grow
develop
stimuli
30.

Who were the two scientists credited with adding the domain Archaea in the 1970s?

a)

Locke and Voltaire

b)

Galileo and Copernicus

c)

Jefferson and Hamilton

d)

Woese and Fox

31.

Match the following organisms with their proper domain.

a)

1.

Fungi

b)

2.

Plante

c)

3.

Animalia

d)

4.

Bacteria

e)

5.

Protist

32.

*BONUS*

What font are scientific names written in?

a)

Bold

b)

Italics

c)

Underline

d)

Times New Roman

33.

Identify leaf F

a)

Cydonia

b)

Magnolia

c)

Aesculus

d)

Fraxinus

e)

Ilex

34.

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

a)

physical features

b)

weather patterns

c)

environment

d)

diet

35.

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir