WorksheetsTaxonomy Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
A system for naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is _____.
binomial nomenclature
dichotomous keying
pedigree interpretation
bilateral classifying
A cladogram showing the classification of organisms is shown below.
Which two organisms are most closely related
chimp and hagfish
chimp and mouse
perch and pigeon
mouse and lizard
vBased on this classification scheme, the European otter and the leopard are in the same
genus but in different species
kingdom but in different orders
order but in different families
family but in different genera
Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
phylum
order
class
species
The diagram below shows a partial classification scheme for monarch and viceroy butterflies.
Based on this diagram, monarchs and viceroys belong to the same
genus
species
subfamilies
family
Which statement about taxonomic classification is true?
Order is more broad than Kingdom
Species is more broad than Kingdom
Family is more specific than Phylum
Genus is more specific than Species
The organism shown below most likely belongs to what kingdom?
Archaebacteria
Protista
Eubacteria
Fungi
The scientist who developed the classification system for living organisms....
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Aristotle
Carolus Linnaeus
Methanogens, thermophiles, and halophiles are some of the most primitive life-forms found on Earth and thrive in very harsh environments. These unicellular, prokaryotic organisms most likely belong to which of the following kingdoms?
Protista
Fungi
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
unicellular & autotrophic
unicellular & heterotrophic
multicellular & heterotrophic
multicellular & autotrophic
James was classifying organisms into kingdoms. Which of these organisms should James classify as the kingdom Protista?
sponge
bread mold
paramecium
Hydra
The table depicts the classification of several organisms. Which two organisms are most closely related?
monarch butterfly and scorpion
housefly and scorpion
anemone and moon jelly
housefly and monarch butterfly
Based on the information in the table above, which two species are most closely related?
Rana clamitans and Rana catesbeiana
Felis catus and Spermophilus tridecemlineatur
Turdus migratorius and Rana clamitans
Spermophilus tridecemlineatur and Turdus migratorius
Which sea lion is least closely related to the others?
Galapagos Sea Lion
California Sea Lion
New Zealand Sea Lion
all are in the same family
Dinoflagellates make up a large part of the phytoplankton in the ocean. They are eukaryotic, unicellular organisms that have chloroplasts. This organism belongs to the kingdom -
animalia
fungi
protista
plantae
What do plants and animals have in common?
both are heterotrophic
both are prokaryotic
both are eukaryotic
both are autotrophic
Use the dichotomous key to determine what type of bird “B” is
jacana
cormorant
duck
eagle
What are the seven levels of taxonomic classification?
Animalia, Plantae, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Fungi, Protista
Kingdom, Class, Order, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Kingdom, Phylum
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Use the dichotomous key to classify the organism shown in the diagram below.
What is the genus and species name of the organism shown in the diagram?
Halichoerus grypus
Pusa hispida
Phoca vitulina
Cystophora cristata
While hiking through a forest, a student finds an unusual plant-like organism that appears to lack chlorophyll. When the student examines a sample using a microscope, he sees many cells with cell walls and no chloroplasts. This organism is most likely a member of what Kingdom?
Protista
Fungi
Animalia
Eubacteria
