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Classification & Cladograms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

2.
What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Bony skeleton
c)
Four limbs
d)
None
3.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

4.

Which kingdoms have photosynthetic organisms?

a)

Plants and Animals

b)

Fungi and Plants

c)

Protists and Plants

d)

Fungi and Protists

5.

Which order of classification is correct?

a)

family, species, phylum, class, order, genus, kingdom

b)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

d)

species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus

6.

A clade contains

a)

all the organisms with similar appearances

b)

organisms living within the same ecosystem

c)

an ancestral species and all the organisms that came before it

d)

an ancestral species and all its descendants

7.

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

a)

Canis

b)

rufus

c)

wolf

d)

animal

8.
What is classification?
a)
organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics
b)
making a list of organisms
c)
the process of identifying different types of animals
d)
the study of animals
9.
If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same
a)
class
b)
species
c)
family
d)
kingdom
10.
What are the three domains?
a)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
b)
Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
c)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
d)
Archaea, Fungi, Animalia
11.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
9
12.
I am single celled, and I only have one parent.  My cell does not have an organized nucleus.  Sometimes I cause diseases.  Other times I am a decomposer.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Animalia
13.
Which Domain contains members who are prokaryotic?
a)
Archae and Bacteria
b)
Archae and Protista
c)
Bacteria and Animalia
d)
Bacteria  and Fungi
14.

multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotroph, no cell wall

a)

protist

b)

plant

c)

animal

d)

fungi

15.

eukaryotic, multicellular, chitin cell wall, absorptive heterotroph

a)

protist

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

fungi

16.

are there more organisms in a class or an order taxon?

a)

class

b)

order