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Zoo Taxonomy review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?

a)

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

b)

Species

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Domain

c)

Species

Genus

Family

Order

Class

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

d)

Domain

Kingdom

Class

Phylum

Order

Genus

Family

Species

2.

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

3.

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

4.

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

a)

Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

b)

Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

c)

Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

d)

Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

5.

How can you tell two organisms are closely related?

a)

The organisms share more levels of classification in common

b)

The organisms share fewer levels of classification in common

6.

According to the dichotomous key below, what is the name of the pink creature?


1a. mouth open………….go to 2

1b. mouth not open……..go to 4

2a. Arms…………………….go to 3

2b. No arms….Alienus quadlegicus

3a. Hairy……………..Alienus haircus

3b. Not hairy…..Alienus tritoothicus

4a. No horns………………..go to 5

4b. Horns…………...Alienus stripicus

5a. No legs…….…..Alienus biobicus

5b. Legs………………Alienus fuzzicus

a)

Alienus quadalegicus

b)

Alienus tritoothicus

c)

Alienus stripicus

d)

Alienus fuzzicis

7.

Which of the following domains contain organisms that have nucleus and other membrane bound organelles?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archae

c)

Eukarya

d)

Domain

8.

Which of the following is the most recent common ancestor of a Hippo and Whale?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

9.

Which of the following organisms is least related to the crocodile?

a)

Sharks

b)

Amphibians

c)

Rodents

d)

Birds

10.

Which two levels of classification are used to name organisms?

a)

family and order

b)

kingdom and domain

c)

genus and species

d)

class and order

11.

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name

a)

Scientific Name

b)

Derived Character

c)

Binomial Nomenclature

d)

Clade

12.

a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters

a)

Clade

b)

Dichotomous Key

c)

Binomial Nomenclature

d)

Parsimony

13.

Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms

a)

Cladogram

b)

Scientific Name

c)

Binomial nomenclature

d)

Derived Character

14.

trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members

a)

Binomial Nomenclature

b)

Cladistics

c)

Derived Character

d)

Scientific Name

15.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera