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Classification Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What information best completes the table?

a)

Autotrophic, no, unicellular

b)

Autotrophic, yes, multiicellular

c)

Heterotrophic, yes, unicellular

d)

Heterotrophic, yes, multicellular

2.
  • Who developed the first system of biological classification?

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Lamarck

d)

Darwin

3.

Scientists use a two word naming system called _________.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Endosymbiotic Theory

c)

Binomial Nomenclature

d)

Survival of the fittest

4.

The picture shows 14 species of finches that Darwin seen in the Galapagos Islands that likely descended from a single species.

Which explanation best describes the biodiversity of the finches?

a)

The finches adapted to different climates.

b)

The finches migrated from different areas.

c)

The finches adapted to different food sources.

d)

The finches descended from different ancestors.

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main points of Charles Darwin's ideas about natural selection?

a)

There is a struggle for survival that results in the production of more offspring than can survive.

b)

Differences in traits are determined by an organism's immediate needs.

c)

Organisms that are better adapted to their environment will have a greater chance of survival and reproduction.

d)

There is a natural variation of traits among individuals of a species.

6.

Which Kingdom has organisms that are:

-Fewer than 1,000 species

  • -Prokaryote

  • -Unicellular

  • -Asexual Reproduction

  • -Live in extreme environments

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

7.

What is a humans Genus name?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

sapiens

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Homo

8.

Which taxa is the broadest?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Class

d)

Order

9.

Which taxa is the most specific?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Species

10.

Some scientists think that complex eukaryotic cells formed from the union of two separate prokaryotic cells. The engulfing of one prokaryotic cell by another is a plausible explanation of why

a)

eukaryotic cells lack the defense mechanisms of prokaryotic cells.

b)

eukaryotic cells don't share any similarities with prokaryotic cells.

c)

organelles in a eukaryotic cell work cooperatively

d)

organelles in a eukaryotic cell would attack other cells.