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Classification Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
2.

Why is the most specific taxonomy category?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Domain

c)

Species

d)

Order

3.

What kingdom would a human belong to?

a)

Plant

b)

Animalia

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

4.

Who created the system of Taxonomy?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Copernicus

5.
The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:
a)
dichotomous key
b)
taxonomy
c)
binomial nomenclature
d)
classification
6.
The rules for naming an organism are:
a)
Capitalize Genus, lowercase species, underline or italicize entire word
b)
Capitalize both Genus and species, underline or italicize the entire word
c)
write it how ever you want
d)
Capitalize Genus, lowercase species, make the entire word in bold print
7.

Binomial Nomenclature takes which two taxons to name a species?

a)

Genus and Kingdom

b)

Phylum and Class

c)

Family and class

d)

Genus and species

8.
What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
9.

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family:Canidae

Genus: Canis

species: mesomelas

a)

Mammalia carnivora

b)

Canidae mesomelas

c)

Canis mesomelas

d)

Animalia chordata

10.

This scientific name is HANDWRITTEN correctly.

Phoca Vitulina

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

This scientific name is TYPED correctly.

Orcinus orca

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

What language is used to create scientific names?

a)

English

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

French

13.

Scientists who classify organisms are known as taxonomists.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

What level comes before class?

a)

phylum

b)

domain

c)

order

d)

family

15.

The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Humans

d)

Protists

16.

What is a prokaryote?

a)

an organism that has nuclei in its cells

b)

an autotroph

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an organism without a nucleus in its cells

17.

A heterotroph

a)

cannot make its own food.

b)

is able to make its food.

18.

Which of these is an autotroph?

a)

mushroom

b)

rose

c)

seal

d)

tiger

19.

What is the correct order of classification?family

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

20.
I am unicellular
I am prokaryotic
I am found in extreme ecosystems
What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
The Candy Kingdom
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Archaebacteria
21.

The image shows an organism growing on the surface of the bread. Which kingdom would this organism belong to?

a)

Kingdom Fungi

b)

Kingdom Protista

c)

Kingdom Animalia

d)

Kingdom Plantae

22.

Which list of characteristics describes organisms classified as animals?

a)

Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

b)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

c)

Unicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

d)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

23.

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

a)

Animals in the same order

b)

Animals in the same genus

c)

Animals in the same class

d)

Animals in the same family

24.

Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?

a)

Insects in the same class

b)

Insects in the same family

c)

Insects in the same order

d)

Insects in the same species

25.

Black panthers (Panthera onca) are a color variant of a species of large cats.  Black panthers would be most closely related to what organism listed below?

a)

Tiger (Panthera tigris)

b)

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

c)

Puma (Puma concolor)

d)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

26.
a)

G. Atlantica and G Stehlini are the least closely related

b)

G. Simonyi and G. Bravoana are the most closely related

c)

G. Galloti eisentrauti and G galloti palmae are the most closely related

d)

G galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti galloti are the least closely related

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
29.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
30.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
31.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
32.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
33.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
34.

What is the human most closely related to?

a)

Fish

b)

mouse

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

35.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
36.
According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -
a)
Amphibians
b)
Rodents and rabbits
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
37.

What characteristics do all of these animals have in common?

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Lungs

c)

Endothermic

d)

Mammal

38.

Which best describes derived characteristics?

a)

They appear in all the ancestors.

b)

They appear at the end of each branch.

c)

They are newly evolved traits.

d)

They stem from primary characteristics.

39.

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

a)

vascular tissue only

b)

vascular tissue and seeds

c)

vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

d)

seeds only

40.

This dichotomous key can be used to distinguish white wildflowers found in Virginia. According to this key, what type of flower is shown?

a)

Gillenia trifoliata

b)

Fragaria virginiana

c)

Trientalis borealis

d)

Stellaria media