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WorksheetsZoo Taxonomy review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Species
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Domain
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Class
Phylum
Kingdom
Domain
Domain
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Order
Genus
Family
Species
Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?
Animals in the same order
Animals in the same genus
Animals in the same class
Animals in the same family
Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?
Insects in the same class
Insects in the same family
Insects in the same order
Insects in the same species
The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?
Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)
Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)
Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)
Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)
How can you tell two organisms are closely related?
The organisms share more levels of classification in common
The organisms share fewer levels of classification in common
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
Alienus quadalegicus
Alienus tritoothicus
Alienus stripicus
Alienus fuzzicis
Which of the following domains contain organisms that have nucleus and other membrane bound organelles?
Bacteria
Archae
Eukarya
Domain
Which of the following is the most recent common ancestor of a Hippo and Whale?
A
B
C
D
E
Which of the following organisms is least related to the crocodile?
Sharks
Amphibians
Rodents
Birds
Which two levels of classification are used to name organisms?
family and order
kingdom and domain
genus and species
class and order
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name
Scientific Name
Derived Character
Binomial Nomenclature
Clade
a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters
Clade
Dichotomous Key
Binomial Nomenclature
Parsimony
Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms
Cladogram
Scientific Name
Binomial nomenclature
Derived Character
trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members
Binomial Nomenclature
Cladistics
Derived Character
Scientific Name
