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TAXONOMY / STIMULUS RESPONSE (EXAM REVIEW)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the highest or broadest level?

¿Cuál es el nivel más alto o más amplio?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Domain

c)

Phylum

d)

Order

2.

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a rattlesnake written in the proper scientific format.

a)

Crotalus Viridis

b)

Crotalus Viridis

c)

Crotalus viridis

d)

Viperidae viridis

3.

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a giant panda written in the proper format (species is always lowercase).

a)

Ursidae ailuropoda

b)

Ursidae Ailuropoda

c)

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

4.

Organisms in the same Order are more similar than organisms in the same Species

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of these big cats are more closely related to one another
A. Lions (Panthera leo)
B. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
C. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
D. Cougar (Puma concolor)

a)

Lions and Cheetahs 

b)

Snow Leopards and Cougars

c)

Lions and Snow Leopards

d)

Cheetahs and Cougars

6.

Organisms in the same genius are more closely related than organisms in the same family.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Use the table to determine the scientific name of an orangutan written in the proper scientific format (species is lowercase, always).

a)

Pongo borneo

b)

Hominidae borneo

c)

Pongo Borneo

8.

What is a dichotomous key used for in science?

¿Para qué se utiliza una clave dicotómica en ciencia?

a)

To organize biomes

b)

Classify organisms

c)

Identify bacteria only

d)

None of these

9.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
10.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
11.
The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific are....
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
12.
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
13.

What is the name of bird W?

a)

Certhidea

b)

Geospiza

c)

Camarhynchus

d)

Platyspiza

14.

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

15.

Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms. (Genus, species)

a)
Numerical
b)
Symbolical
c)
two word
d)
alphabetical
16.

The system in which which we give each organism a unique, 2-part name is called

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

trinomial nomenclature

c)

speciation

d)

2-part naming

17.

Bacteria are prokaryotes whose cells . . .

Las bacterias son procariotas cuyas células . . .

a)

lack a nucleus

b)

have a nucleus

c)

are really big

d)

can sing the ABC song

18.

Plants and animals are eukaryotes whose cells do . . .

a)

lack a nucleus

b)

have a nucleus

c)

are really big

d)

can sing the ABC song

19.

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

Si dos organismos pertenecen al mismo orden, entonces también deben pertenecer al mismo...

a)

Species

b)

Class

c)

Family

d)

Genus

20.

(Practice Taxonomy) The scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo.

What is the genus?

a)

lion

b)

Panthera

c)

leo

21.

(Domain) Which domain(s) include only prokaryotic cells? (without nucleus)

a)

Eukarya & Bacteria

b)

Archaeabacteria

c)

Bacteria & Archeabacteria

d)

Bacteria

22.

(Domain) Which domain(s) include organisms that have eukaryotic cells? (has nucleus)

a)

Eukarya

b)

Eukarya & Bacteria

c)

Bacteria

d)

Archaeabacteria

23.

(Kingdoms) Moss is multicellular, autotrophic (photosynthetic), and has cell walls. Which kingdom does moss belong to?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

24.

Organisms in ____________ kingdom are unicellular BUT they DO HAVE A NUCLEUS, heterotrophs or autotrophs, and are aquatic amoebas.

a)

Fungi

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Plantae

25.
What type of stimulus?
An infection in the body
a)
Internal
b)
External
26.

Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"

a)

A flea bite

b)

A squirrel scratches

27.

Identify the stimulus..."A person shivers because it is cold outside"

a)

Cold temperature

b)

A person shivers

28.

Is the stimulus internal or external? Feeling hungry

a)

Internal

b)

External

29.

Is the stimulus external or internal....A loud noise?

a)

Internal

b)

External

30.

Identify the tropism in the picture.

Stem goes away from gravity.

a)

Positive Hydrotropism

b)

Negative Phototropism

c)

Negative Phototropism

d)

Negative Gravitropism

31.

Identify the tropism in the picture.

Stem goes away from gravity.

a)

Positive Hydrotropism

b)

Negative Phototropism

c)

Negative Phototropism

d)

Negative Geotropism

32.

Identify the tropism in the picture.

The ROOTS go towards gravity / Earth.

a)

Negative Geotropism

b)

Positive Phototropism

c)

Negative Phototropism

d)

Positive Gravitropism

33.

Identify the tropism in the picture.

The ROOTS go towards gravity / Earth.

a)

Negative Geotropism

b)

Positive Phototropism

c)

Negative Phototropism

d)

Positive Geotropism

34.
During the test, I should _________________. 
a)
Move as quickly as I can.
b)
Skip around the test.
c)
Take my time and stay focused.
d)
Think about what I'm going to do at recess. 
35.
The night before my big test, I should ____________________.  
a)
Stay up extra late
b)
Argue with my sister
c)

STUDY what I know will be on the test and go to bed early.

d)
Eat lots of junk food
36.
An amoeba is a heterotroph that uses psuedopods to capture its food.  What type of protist is it?
a)
Fungi-like protist
b)
Plant-like protist
c)
Animal-like protist
d)
Bacteria-like protist
37.
What type of protist gains nutrients through photosynthesis?
a)
Fungi-like protist
b)
Plant-like protist
c)
Animal-like protist
d)
Bacteria-like protist
38.
In which Domain do protists belong?
a)
Eukarya
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Archae
d)
Bacteria
39.

A single-celled organism with a nucleus and moves with cilia (hairs) belongs to the Kingdom..

Al Reino pertenece un organismo unicelular con núcleo y que se mueve con cilios (pelos).

a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
40.

A eukaryotic, MULTICELLULAR heterotroph that uses oxygen (aerobic) and has a cell wall.  

Un heterótrofo MULTICELULAR eucariota que utiliza oxígeno (aeróbico) y tiene una pared celular.

a)
Eubacteria
b)
Eukarya
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
41.

True or False. Photosystems are found on the membranes of chloroplasts

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Plants make their own food through a process called what?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

ATP

c)

chlorophyll

d)

structure and support

43.

What gives a plant its' green color?

a)

cellulose

b)

cell wall

c)

photosynthesis

d)

chlorophyll

44.

Plants make sugar using an organelle called the chloroplast.

Las plantas producen azúcar utilizando un orgánulo llamado cloroplasto.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

A plant cell's vacuole is much larger than an animal cell to store more water and provide TURGOR PRESSURE

a)

true

b)

false

46.

Thigmotropism

a)

A plants growth response to gravity

b)

A plants growth response to light

c)

A plants growth response to touch

d)

A plants growth response to water

47.

Hydrotropism

a)

A plants growth response to gravity

b)

A plants growth response to light

c)

A plants growth response to touch

d)

A plants growth response to water

48.

Downward growth of roots are _____________ response to gravity?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

There is no response

49.

upward growth of stems are _____________ response to gravity?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

There is no response

50.

Tropisms

a)

Growth responses in plants; such as movement away from or toward a stimulus

b)

The bodies way of keeping in balance

c)

The which process causes a plant to wilt in response to too much or too little water

d)

The bodies way of reacting to a stimulus