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Taxonomy

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?
a)
Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
b)
Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
c)
Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
d)
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
2.
Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?
a)
Kingdom phylum
b)
Kingdom class
c)
Species genus
d)
Genus species
3.
Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
a)
Coyote
b)
Aardwolf
c)
Gray Wolf
d)
Need more information on body characteristics
4.
Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.
a)
Kingdom Fungi
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Protista
5.
Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Monera
d)
Plantae
6.
Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archaebacteria
7.
Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?
a)
kingdom and order
b)
domain and phylum
c)
phylum and kingdom
d)
genus and kingdom
8.
Marine sponges are multicellular organisms that can live on coral reefs. Their cells do not have cell walls. They eat by filtering organic particles and plankton out of water. Sponges belong to which kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archeabacteria
9.
What is taxonomy?
a)
A two-word naming system for describing organisms
b)
A classification system based on shared characteristics
c)
A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
d)
A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils
10.
The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?
a)
Turtle and jawed fish
b)
Lamprey and jawed fish
c)
Turtle and frog
d)
Lamprey and frog
11.

What is the name of the tool scientist use to classify living organisms based on their observable characteristics?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

classification

d)

Dichotomous key

12.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
13.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the chimpanzee?

a)

salmon

b)

salamander

c)

lizard

d)

hamster

15.

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

a)

vascular tissue only

b)

vascular tissue and seeds

c)

vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

d)

seeds only

16.
Which is TRUE about members of the domain Eukarya?
a)
They have a nucleus
b)
They are only multicellular
c)
They are only heterotrophs
d)
They all have cell walls and chloroplasts
17.

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

a)

Giant panda

b)

Dog

c)

Lesser panda

d)

Sun bear

18.

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

a)

Jaws

b)

Lungs

c)

Bipedal

19.

Which animals have amniotic eggs?

a)

Turtle and Tuna

b)

Turtle and Leopard

c)

Lancelet and Lamprey

20.

Identify leaf F

a)

Cydonia

b)

Magnolia

c)

Aesculus

d)

Fraxinus

e)

Ilex

21.

Based on the dichotomous key, which bird is Certhidea? (Slender = thin; stout= round)

a)

Bird W

b)

Bird X

c)

Bird Y

d)

Bird Z

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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