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Taxonomy (dichotomous keys, classification, cladograms)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You find a species that seems to be unicellular and is eating smaller cells around it. It has organelles and a nucleus. Which kingdom is it MOST likely a part of?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protists

d)

Plants

2.

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Protists

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

3.

Which one is NOT a difference between plants and fungi?

a)

Plants use cellulose but fungi use chitin

b)

Plants are autotrophs but fungi are heterotrophs

c)

Plants have cell walls but fungi don't

d)

Plants make their own food and fungi decompose their food

4.

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archaea

d)

Protists

5.

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

6.

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

a)

Animals in the same order

b)

Animals in the same genus

c)

Animals in the same class

d)

Animals in the same family

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain the most related set of animals?

a)

Domain

b)

Species

c)

Family

d)

Order

10.

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

a)

Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

b)

Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

c)

Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

d)

Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

11.

Black panthers (Panthera onca) are a color variant of a species of large cats.  Black panthers would be most closely related to what organism listed below?

a)

Tiger (Panthera tigris)

b)

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

c)

Puma (Puma concolor)

d)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

12.

An organism that LACK a NUCLEUS (NO NUCLEUS)

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

13.

The study of how things are classified is known as:

a)

Binomial nomenclature

b)

Taxonomy

c)

A dichotomous key

14.

The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:

a)

Dichotomous key

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Classification

15.

Which Domain/Kingdom is capable of living in EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Eukarya

c)

Archaea

16.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
18.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish
19.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
20.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
21.
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
a)
To organize biomes
b)
Classify organisms
c)
Identify bacteria only
d)
None of these
22.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
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. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
24.

The largest grouping of organisms is ____________________ and the smallest is _________________________________.

a)

Domain, species

b)

Domain, kingdom

c)

Species, domain

d)

Kingdom, species

25.

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

26.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
27.
According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -
a)
Amphibians
b)
Rodents and rabbits
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
28.

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

a)

To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

b)

To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

c)

To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

d)

To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

29.

What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

a)

They are both vertebrates

b)

They both have lungs

c)

They are both mammals

d)

They both lose their canine teeth.

30.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

31.

Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?

a)

eyes

b)

feet

c)

lips

d)

hat

32.

According to the diagram, what is the common ancestor of ALL organisms on the phylogenetic tree?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

33.

What is the common ancestor of Letters A, B, C, D, E?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4