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WorksheetsUnit 1 Classification Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the process of arranging organisms into groups, based on their similarities?
Grouping
Organizing
Classification
WHY do we need to classify organisms?
It makes the organisms feel included
It makes organisms easier to identify and study
Because it’s fun
WHO created the 7 level system of classification we use today?
Lincoln
Aristotle
Linnaeus
What is the BRANCH OF SCIENCE that classifies organisms?
Taxonomy
Biology
Chemistry
What is the broadest (largest) level of classification under the Linnaean system?
Phylum
Species
Kingdom
What is the most specific (narrowed down) level of classification under the Linnaean system?
Species
Class
Genus
Only two levels of classification are used to find the scientific name of an organism... what are they?
Kingdom and Phylum
Genus and Species
Class and Order
True or False:
Binomial nomenclature is a two name system used to write the scientific name of an organism
True
False
What is the name of an organism that can make its own food?
Prokaryote
Autotroph
Eukaryote
True or False:
A heterotroph is an organism that can make its own food
True
False
What are the 6 Kingdoms of Life?
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Kingdom, Species, Genus
Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Genus, Family, Archaebacteria
Which kingdom do mushrooms, mold and yeast belong to?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Which kingdom is known as Nature’s Junk Drawer?
Fungi
Protista
Eubacteria
Which kingdom would a sunflower belong to?
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
True or False:
Archaebacteria is found in extreme environments
True
False
What is the smallest basic unit of life?
A eukaryote
An organism
A cell
What do we call an organism that contains cells WITHOUT a nucleus?
Eukaryote
Prokaryote
Protist
True or False:
A Eukaryote is an organism with cells that DO contain a nucleus
True
False
You are given the following information about a sea otter:
Its Genus = Enhydra
Its species = lutris
Using the above information only, what is a correct way to write the scientific name for a sea otter?
BONUS: What is another acceptable form of the scientific name for a sea otter?
BONUS: Write the seven levels of classification in the Linnaean system, in the correct order.
