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Taxonomy and Food Webs Quiz Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

a)

domain

b)

kingdom

c)

species

d)

class

2.

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

a)

Geology

b)

Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Chemistry

3.

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

a)

class and family name

b)

genus and species name

c)

domain and kingdom name

d)

kingdom and phylum name

4.

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

a)

monkey

b)

bacteria

c)

spider

d)

human

5.

What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

a)

Animal

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Plant

6.

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

a)

Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class

b)

Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

c)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus

7.

In an energy pyramid, energy _________ as you move up the pyramid.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

changes up and down

8.

In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predator

9.

An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains.

a)

Consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

10.

Bacteria and fungi that break down dead plant and animals.

a)

Consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

11.

An organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis.

a)

Consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

12.

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

13.

Represent the direction of energy flow from one organism to another

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

arrows

14.
All energy transformations in an ecosystem begin with
a)
a scavenger
b)
the sun
c)
a decomposer
d)
a herbivore
15.
an example of producer consumer relationship would be
a)
lion eating a deer
b)
grasshopper getting energy from grass
c)
hawk getting energy from snakes
d)
earthworm breaking down dead material