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Characteristics and Classification of Life

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the broadest category?

a)

Phylum

b)

Order

c)

Family

d)

Species

2.

Which of these never makes its own food?

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Protists

d)

Archaebacteria

3.

What is the classification of living things called?

a)

Binomial nomenclature

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Classification Studies

d)

Linnaeusology

4.

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

a)

class and family name

b)

genus and species name

c)

domain and kingdom name

d)

kingdom and phylum name

5.

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

a)

monkey

b)

bacteria

c)

spider

d)

human

6.

What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

a)

Animal

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Plant

7.

I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

8.

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

a)

Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class

b)

Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

c)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

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

9.
Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.
a)
Numerical
b)
Symbolical
c)
two word
d)
alphabetical
10.
Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Multi-cellular
11.
What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?
a)
archea
b)
animalia
c)
plantae
d)
protista
12.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
13.

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

14.

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

15.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

16.
When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...
a)
energy metabolism
b)
growth and development
c)
response to stimuli
d)
having cells
17.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
18.
Identify the kingdom...
Microscopic unicellular organism found in a mud puddle.  Organism's DNA is contained in a nucleus and it moves by beating tiny hairs in the water.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
19.

Which four kingdoms are eukaryotic?

a)

Archaebacteria, Protist, Plant, Animal

b)

Eubacteria, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Plant

c)

Eubacteria, Fungi, Plant, Animal

d)

Protist, Fungi, Plant, Animal

20.

Which four kingdoms are eukaryotic?

a)

Archaebacteria, Protist, Plant, Animal

b)

Eubacteria, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Plant

c)

Eubacteria, Fungi, Plant, Animal

d)

Protist, Fungi, Plant, Animal

21.

Which kingdom contains organisms whose cells never have a cell wall and are heterotrophs?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Fungi

22.

This organism spends its day taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through its stomata. It never eats but can grow many meters tall.

a)

Fungi

b)

Protist

c)

Plant

d)

Archaebacteria

23.

I am eukaryotic and mostly multicellular. Occasionally, I can be unicellular but I cannot make my own food so I absorb nutrients from dead and decaying materials.

a)

Fungi

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Plant

24.

What should be capitalized within a scientific name?

a)

The first letter of the first word, but not the second word

b)

The first letter of the second word, but not the first word

c)

Only the third word, when there is one

d)

Capitalize all the words

25.

Three organisms have the taxonomic levels below:

1) ) Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Lagomorpha, Family Laporidae, Genus Brachylagus, Species idahoensis

2 )Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Rodentia, Family Castoridae, Genus Castor, Species canadensis

3) Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Lagomorpha, Family Laporidae, Genus Sylvilagus, Species

obscurus

Which two organisms are more similar to each other than to the other one?

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 3

d)

They're all equally similar to each other.

26.

Based on the dichotomous key, which insect would be identified as insect "A"?

a)

Dragonfly

b)

Ladybug

c)

Firefly

d)

Bee

27.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish
28.

A student collects plants and pebbles and places them in an aquarium to record observations. The sizes of the plants increased, but the pebbles did not. the student classifies the pebbles as nonliving. Which criteria does the student use as the basis of classification?

a)

ability to grow

b)

ability to move

c)

ability to reproduce

d)

ability to respond to stimuli

29.
Which organisms are most closely related?
a)

Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

b)

Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

c)

Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

d)

Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

30.
What is this?
Panthera tigris
a)
genus and species
b)
genus
c)
species
d)
phylum
31.

Which one is not a characteristic of all living things?

a)

homeostasis

b)

reproduce

c)

breathing

d)

grow and develop

32.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Family

33.

Which of the following pairs of organisms from the table shown to the left would be the most closely related?

a)

Desert iguana and Box turtle

b)

Chuckwalla and Bush anole

c)

Box turtle and Bush anole

d)

Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

34.

Which object is an example of a prokaryotic cell?

a)

A plant cell

b)

An animal cell

c)

A bacterium

d)

None of the above

35.

________ ___________ is the two- word system of naming organisms to create a scientific name.

a)

scientific name

b)

dichotomous key

c)

genus and species

d)

binomial nomenclature

36.

Multicellular organism that converts energy from the Sun into food.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

37.
Cells that have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
38.

What kingdom am I? When you think of eukaryotic, mostly multi-cellular decomposers, you should think of me!

a)

Plant

b)

Fungi

c)

Animal

d)

Protist

39.

What is not true about this kingdom?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

Immobile

d)

Photosynthesizes

e)

Decomposer

40.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
41.
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
42.

Identify the plant shown

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

What is wrong with the following scientific name: Felis Domesticus

a)

Genus needs to be lowercase

b)

Species needs to be lowercase

c)

Scientific name needs to be underlined

d)

nothing is wrong

44.

Which level of classification do the members have the least characteristics in common?

a)

Phylum

b)

Genus

c)

Class

d)

Order

45.

Which is a characteristic of the missing box?

a)

Only found in water

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

46.

Which of the following excludes a virus from being considered a living organism?

a)

It cannot reproduce on it's own

b)

It cannot maintain metabolic processes on it's own

c)

It is not made of cells

d)

All the above

47.

What is another name for grouping and classifying items by their similarities or differences.

a)

Morphology

b)

Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Ecology

48.

What is the name of the scientist that invented the classification system that we use today?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Bohr

c)

Linneaus

d)

Hooke

49.
Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?
a)
human
b)
grey wolf
c)
tiger snake
d)
monarch butterfly
50.

Which kingdoms could have organisms made up of one cell and other organisms made up of more than one cell?

a)

Protist

b)

Fungi

c)

Plant

d)

Bacteria

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