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Classification of organisms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of organism is a Shark

a)

Bony Fish

b)

Cartilaginous Fish

c)

Macro Algae

d)

Ecnoderms

2.

Which of the features are found in echinoderms

a)

Fur

b)

Tails

c)

Tube Feet

d)

Fins

3.

What is the economic importance of macroalgae?

a)

food industry

b)

cosmetics

c)

fertilizer

d)

aquaculture

4.

An organism that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions

a)

domain

b)

phylum

c)

kingdom

d)

keystone species

5.

Planktonic consumers that are either floating or weakly swimming animals

a)

meroplankton

b)

holoplankton

c)

zooplankton

d)

plankton

6.

The living organisms and the environment with which they interact

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

biotic

d)

ecosystem

7.

The classification of the species within living organisms from domain to species.

a)

Taxonomic hierarchy

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Dichotomous key

d)

Kingdoms

8.

Marine producers such as kelp and seaweed

a)

plankton

b)

zooplankton

c)

marine grasses

d)

macroalgae

9.

The gray squirrel, Eastern fox squirrel, and red squirrel are all different species of squirrels. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

a)

To prevent existing named organisms from having their names changed as they become extinct

b)

To keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

c)

To allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

d)

To standardize the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion

10.

What is the name of the phylum these organisms belong to?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Echinodermata

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Annelida

11.

Pick all members of the phylum Mollusca

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Five general characteristics of organisms in kingdoms Plantae or Fungi are listed in the box.


Which table correctly lists the characteristics of the organisms in the two kingdoms?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A method to estimate the population size of mobile species

a)

Lincoln index

b)

frame quadrat

c)

Simpson index

d)

Spearman rank

14.

The abundance and richness of a species in a given place.

a)

biodiversity

b)

species diversity

c)

genetic diversity

d)

ecological diversity

15.

The role of a species within an ecosystem

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

ecological diversity

d)

place

16.

A measure of the species, genetic and ecosystem diversity of different species

a)

biodiversity

b)

species diversity

c)

genetic diversity

d)

ecological diversity

17.

commonly used in marine science to find out if there is a correlation between two sets of variables

a)

Lincoln index

b)

Simpson index

c)

scatter graph

d)

Spearman's rank

18.

Which key group of marine organisms does belong in?

a)

zooplankton

b)

macroalgae

c)

echinoderm

d)

crustacean

19.

Scientists have used the 8 Levels of Classification for more than 200 years. When might the system be updated?

a)

When new organism are discovered

that don fit into existing group

b)

When Kingdom and Phylum level shows similar specific characteristics

c)

When an organism show different traits

d)

When an organism becomes extinct

20.

The taxonomic classifications of four species of amphibians are shown.

Based on the information provided, which two species are most closely related?

a)

northern cricket frog and bull frog

b)

northern leopard frog and green treefrog

c)

northern cricket frog and green treefrog

d)

northern leopard frog and bullfrog

21.

One of the three taxonomic domains of organisms; has cells that contain a membrane enclosed nucleus

a)

Domain Archaea

b)

Domain Bacteria

c)

Domain Eukarya

d)

Domain Animalia

22.

According to the model which group would a fern belong in?

a)

seed producers; reproduce by seeds

b)

non seed producers; reproduce by spores

c)

seed producers; reproduce by vegetative parts

d)

non seed producers; reproduce by vegetative parts

23.

How would you complete the model for classifying vertebrates?

a)

1 amphibian; 2 bird; 3 fish; 4 mammal; 5 reptile

b)

1 reptile; 2 bird; 3 fish; 4 mammal; 5 amphibian

c)

1 amphibian; 2 mammal; 3 fish; 4 bird; 5 reptile

d)

1 reptile; 2 bird; 3 reptile; 4 fish; 5 mammal

24.

What two parts of the classification system are used for the naming of organisms?

a)

Domain and Kingdom

b)

Genus and Species

c)

Class and Family

d)

Kingdom and Phylum

25.

Which list correctly identifies characteristics that protists share with animals?

a)
b)
c)
d)