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WorksheetsTaxonomy/Classification
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Which is NOT a eukaryote?
Plants
Animals
Archaea
Protists
Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Species
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Domain
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Class
Phylum
Kingdom
Domain
Domain
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Order
Genus
Family
Species
Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?
Insects in the same class
Insects in the same family
Insects in the same order
Insects in the same species
Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?
Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
Which is a plant? (more than 1?)
MOTILE
AUTOTROPH
MULTICELLULAR
PROKARYOTIC
ANIMALS are which? (more than 1?)
Heterotroph
Multicellular
Motile
Eukaryotic
A tool used to help identify an organism’s scientific name.
Dichotomous Key
Microscope
Multi cellular
Graduated Cylinder
Question #2
F
G
H
J
Question #3
A
B
C
D
Question #5
F
G
H
J
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
Alienus quadalegicus
Alienus tritoothicus
Alienus stripicus
Alienus fuzzicis
Which of the following organisms is most closely related to the Annelids?
Sponges
Mollusks
Arthropods
Echinoderms
Which of the following is the most recent common ancestor of a Hippo and Whale?
A
B
C
D
E
According to this chart, which two organisms are most closely related?
Cat and Wolf
Cat and Fly
Wolf and Fly
What does the first word of the scientific name represent?
Species
Genus
Family
Order
What is the second part of the scientific name of an organism?
Family
Species
Order
Genus
Which organisms are most closely related?
Equus caballas and Equus burchellii
Cyanea artica and Ctendiscus crispatus
Crocodylus porosus and Alligator porusus
Naja naja and Croatalus naja
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
organisms that share a family
organisms that share a domain
organisms that share a species
organisms that share a genus
arachnids and insects?
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
Whip Scorpion
Daddy Long Legs
Mite
Tick
Which shark is the picture of?
Cow Shark
Great White Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Saw Shark
