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WorksheetsB11 UB(1) - Classification
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The fundamental unit of biological classification is the:
Gene
Organism
Individual
Species
The biological species concept groups individuals into species based on
Their ability to reproduce
Morphological similarities
Randomly
Their range
What do we call a species that eats other organisms for food?
Heterotroph
Autotroph
Mammal
Plant
Which of the following is not an example of species interaction?
Food supply
Protection
Reproduction
Mutation
Which of the following best describes the difference between a population and an ecosystem
An ecosystem includes non-living things
A population includes the environment that organisms live in
A population includes all species that live in an area
An ecosystem only includes a single species
What is causing the many extinctions we are experiencing today?
Human activity
Natural climate change
There are no extinctions!
Asteroid impacts
Taxonomy is:
The science of classifying
When an animal is stuffed after it dies
The diversity of life on earth
The interaction of difference species
Why did ancient peoples want to identify plants?
To see which were useful or poisonous
To gain scientific knowledge
Because it was easy to do
To better understand DNA
Why is it not useful to use common names in science?
Because there is only a single common name for each species
Because each language has their own common name
Because common names are too long and detailed
Because science has to invent new things to change
In the name Ursus americanus, "Ursus" is the:
Genus
Species
Kingdom
Domain
True or false: Humans are the best organism
True
False
When using a dichotomous key, the user has to differentiate between ___ statements
2
3
Conflicting
Similar
Which environment would you expect to have more biodiversity?
A structurally complex one
A structurally simple one
An aquatic environment
A terrestrial environment
If two species do mate together they will produce a __
Mutant
Hybrid
Cross
Genus
Which of the following is a challenge in identifying species?
Individual variation
Time to make observations
We cannot see the morphology
The DNA is so similar
