WorksheetsClassification
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Ursus horribilis, the scientific name for the grizzly bear, refers to the bear's
genus and phylum
kingdom and species
genus and species
kingdom and phylum
The chart shows observations made of an unknown organism. Based on this information, the organism most likely belongs to the kingdom-
Plantae
Eubacteria
Fungi
Animalia
Organisms are grouped into a six-kingdom classification system based on their structure and
evolutionary relationships
food preferences
habitat
social behavior
Students research unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in harsh environments such as volcanic hot springs, brine pools, and anaerobic black organic mud. Which of these groups are the students most likely researching?
Protista
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Plantae
According to this fossil record chart, trilobites probably lived in what ancient environment?
shallow seas
mountain tops
freshwater lakes
terrestrial forests
Based on the classification scheme, the European otter and the leopard are in the same
kingdom but in different orders
genus but in different species
order but in different families
family but in different genera
Which of these would most likely result in a change to the current classification of an organism?
Discovering organisms with similar physical traits in the fossil record
Linking the organism to different ancestors through DNA sequencing
Observing organisms that occupy the same ecological niche
Finding a related organism that was previously considered extinct
Which characteristic do most adult fungi and plants share?
They both are producers.
They both have cells with cell walls.
They both reproduce through binary fission.
They both have multiple nuclei in each cell.
Which of the following is evidence to support the idea that two different species might have a common ancestor?
Their fossils were discovered in the same location.
Many of their genes are the same.
Their methods of respiration are alike.
They use the same means of locomotion.
Fungi obtain nutrients by--
photosynthesis
chemosynthesis
absorption
ingestion
