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STPM Biology MCQ Ch 14 Taxonomy & Biodiversity Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is taxonomy?
a)
A two-word naming system for describing organisms
b)
A classification system based on shared characteristics
c)
A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
d)
A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils
2.

Organisms are classified today using the Linnaean system, and the following table shows the taxonomic classification of two marine organisms living along the Pacific Coast.


Taxonomic classification is important to marine biologists because it provides a way to -

a)

prove that marine evolution occurs

b)

discover and name every marine organism on Earth

c)

designate Latin as the universal language of marine biology

d)

identify marine organisms and find evolutionary relationships between them

3.
Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?
a)
Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
b)
Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
c)
Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
d)
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
4.
As you move down the classification pyramid, the variety of organisms:
a)
Increases
b)
Stays the same
c)
Decreases
d)
Doubles
5.

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)
6.
Several different classes make up a
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Family
d)
Genus
7.
Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archaebacteria
8.
Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.
a)
Kingdom Fungi
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Protista
9.
Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Monera
d)
Plantae
10.

Which list correctly identifies characteristics that protists share with animals?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?
a)
Phylum
b)
Family
c)
Order 
d)
Kingdom
12.
Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
a)
Coyote
b)
Aardwolf
c)
Gray Wolf
d)
Need more information on body characteristics
13.
Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?
a)
the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only
b)
the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only
c)
the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only
d)
the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only
14.
Fungi are different from plants primarily because they
a)
are nonmotile.
b)
contain chlorophyll.
c)
are heterotrophic.
d)
have cell walls.
15.
Marine sponges are multicellular organisms that can live on coral reefs. Their cells do not have cell walls. They eat by filtering organic particles and plankton out of water. Sponges belong to which kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archeabacteria
16.

The five kingdom system proposed by Whittaker in 1969 is based on three classification EXCEPT:

a)

Level of cell organisation

b)

Types of organism

c)

Habitat of organism

d)

Modes of nutrition

17.

Genetic Diversity defined as _______________.

a)

Variation in genetic information among species

b)

Variation in ecosystem in a region

c)

Variation in species in terms of number and abundance

18.

Choose three types of biodiversity

a)

Species Diversity

b)

Community Diversity

c)

Ecosystem Diversity

d)

Genetic Diversity

19.

Conserving species outside of their natural habitats is a method of ____________ conservation

a)

Ex situ

b)

In situ

20.

The most specific taxon of a classifications is?

a)

Class

b)

Order

c)

Genus

d)

Domain

21.

Which of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

State the phylum of this organism

a)

Echinodermata

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Chordata

d)

Porifera

e)

Sponges

23.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Porifera

e)

Annelida

24.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Mollusca

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Platyhelminthes

e)

Annelida

25.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Mollusca

b)

Nematoda

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Platyhelminthes

e)

Annelida

26.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Mollusca

b)

Nematoda

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Platyhelminthes

e)

Annelida

27.

State the phylum of this organsim

a)

Mollusca

b)

Nematoda

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Platyhelminthes

e)

Annelida

28.

Coelomate, exoskeleton and jointed appendages are characteristics of

a)

Annelida

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Mollusca

d)

Chordata

29.

Which phylum is comprised of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical and tripoblastic organisms?

a)

nematoda

b)

chordata

c)

porifera

d)

platyhelminthes

30.

Which phylum and species that has these characteristics

  • bilateral symmetry
  • have chaetae/ setae
  • have paired of metanephridia
  • coelomate
a)

Annelida - Ascaris sp

b)

Nematoda - Acatina sp

c)

Arthropoda - Taenia sp

d)

Annelida - Pheretima sp

31.
The difference between diploblastic and triploblastic is
a)
the number of tissue layers
b)
the presence of a body cavity
c)
ability to digest food
d)
presence of nerve cells
32.

The following are the characteristics of an organism.

I. Have tube feet.

II. Has a water vascular system.

III. Adult has pentameric symmetry.

Based on the characteristics above, the organism is classified under which phylum?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Porifera

33.

Which of the following features could be used to distinguish between an earthworm (annelid) and a tapeworm (platyhelminth)?

a)

segmentation

b)

germ layer

c)

body coelom

d)

organization level

34.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
35.
Like bacteria, fungi play an important role in breaking down the 
a)
bodies of bugs
b)
bodies of dead organisms
c)
animal waste
d)
bacteria
36.

To which kingdom of the domain Eukarya does this organism belong?

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Protoctista

37.

What is this?

a)

The antenna of an insect

b)

The fruiting body of a fungus

c)

the cilium of a protoctist

d)

The flagellum of bacterium

38.

Some bacteria are able to use sulfurs from hydrothermal vents in order to reduce CO2 to organic carbon. These bacteria are...

a)

Photoautotrophic

b)

Chemoautotrophic

c)

Saprotrophic

d)

heterotrophic

39.
Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
41.
An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?
a)
class and order
b)
family and genus
c)
genus and species
d)
kingdom and phylum
42.
Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
c)
Animalia
d)
mammalia
43.
Which is used most to determine a true common ancestor for a group of organisms?
a)
karyotype
b)
dichotomous key
c)
phylogenetic tree
d)
mRNA codon chart
44.
How would a dichotomous key be used?
a)
by inserting it into a chamber at a 45 degree angle
b)
by observing specimens and then answering questions about them
c)
by comparing the colors on a strip to the colors obtained during testing
d)
by analyzing a gel agar and recording the distance each fragment had traveled
45.
Which of the following shows the taxa in the correct order?
a)
kingdom-phylum-order-class-family-genus-species
b)
kingdom-class-order-family-phylum-genus-species
c)
kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species
d)
kingdom-phylum-family-order-class-genus-species
46.

Which kingdom of Domain Eukarya identifies life forms such as algae and slime molds?

a)

Kingdom Plantae

b)

Kingdom Fungi

c)

Kingdom Animalia

d)

Kingdom Protista

47.

Among its many characteristics, which of the following is unique to organisms found in the Kingdom Plantae?

a)

are multicellular

b)

lack chloroplast

c)

have cell walls

d)

are heterotrophs

48.

Protoctists and bacteria do not belong in the same kingdom because--

a)
Protists have a nucleus; bacteria do not.
b)
Protists eat bacteria.
c)
Bacteria are not made of cells.
d)
Protists are heterotrophic; bacteria are autotrophic.
49.

The diagram shows two different organisms, a plant and a bird. Which phrase best describes the classification of these two organisms?

a)

same kingdom, same species

b)

same kingdom, different species

c)

different kingdoms, different species

d)

different kingdoms, same species

50.

Which of the following is the proper way to write a scientific name for a tiger?

a)

Panthera Tigris

b)

Tigris Panthera

c)

Panthera tigris

d)

P. Tigris

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