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Taxonomy/Classification

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archaea

d)

Protists

2.

Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?

a)

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

b)

Species

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Domain

c)

Species

Genus

Family

Order

Class

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

d)

Domain

Kingdom

Class

Phylum

Order

Genus

Family

Species

3.

Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?

a)

Insects in the same class

b)

Insects in the same family

c)

Insects in the same order

d)

Insects in the same species

4.

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

5.

Which is a plant? (more than 1?)

a)

MOTILE

b)

AUTOTROPH

c)

MULTICELLULAR

d)

PROKARYOTIC

6.

ANIMALS are which? (more than 1?)

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Multicellular

c)

Motile

d)

Eukaryotic

7.

A tool used to help identify an organism’s scientific name.

a)

Dichotomous Key

b)

Microscope

c)

Multi cellular

d)

Graduated Cylinder

8.
Which Kingdom is the image apart of?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Plantae
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
9.

Question #2

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

10.

Question #3

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Question #5

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

12.

According to the dichotomous key below, what is the name of the pink creature?


1a. mouth open………….go to 2

1b. mouth not open……..go to 4

2a. Arms…………………….go to 3

2b. No arms….Alienus quadlegicus

3a. Hairy……………..Alienus haircus

3b. Not hairy…..Alienus tritoothicus

4a. No horns………………..go to 5

4b. Horns…………...Alienus stripicus

5a. No legs…….…..Alienus biobicus

5b. Legs………………Alienus fuzzicus

a)

Alienus quadalegicus

b)

Alienus tritoothicus

c)

Alienus stripicus

d)

Alienus fuzzicis

13.

Which of the following organisms is most closely related to the Annelids?

a)

Sponges

b)

Mollusks

c)

Arthropods

d)

Echinoderms

14.

Which of the following is the most recent common ancestor of a Hippo and Whale?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

15.

According to this chart, which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

Cat and Wolf

b)

Cat and Fly

c)

Wolf and Fly

16.

What does the first word of the scientific name represent?

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Order

17.

What is the second part of the scientific name of an organism?

a)

Family

b)

Species

c)

Order

d)

Genus

18.

Which organisms are most closely related?

a)

Equus caballas and Equus burchellii

b)

Cyanea artica and Ctendiscus crispatus

c)

Crocodylus porosus and Alligator porusus

d)

Naja naja and Croatalus naja

19.

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

a)

organisms that share a family

b)

organisms that share a domain

c)

organisms that share a species

d)

organisms that share a genus

20.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
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
22.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
23.

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger.

The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it.

1. a) Abdomen segmented.............go to 2

b) Abdomen not segmented ......go to 4

2. a) Abdomen with tail....................go to 3

b) Abdomen without tail...............go to 5

3. a) Tail with stinger..........................Scorpion

b) Tail without stinger.....................Whip scorpion

4. a) Legs longer than body.............Daddy Long Legs

b) Legs not longer than body……….Wind scorpion

5. a) Covered with spines .......................Mite

b) Few spines.....................................Tick

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Daddy Long Legs

c)

Mite

d)

Tick

24.

Which shark is the picture of?

a)

Cow Shark

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Hammerhead Shark

d)

Saw Shark

25.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza