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Classification Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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)

3.

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

a)

Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

c)

Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

d)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

4.
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
5.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
6.

I am unicellular

I am prokaryotic

I am found in extreme environments

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

The Eubacteria

b)

Kingdom Plantae

c)

Kingdom Animalia

d)

Kingdom Archaebacteria

7.

I can be either a heterotroph or an autotroph-

I am mostly unicellular

I am the "Junk Drawer" kingdom

The only thing for sure about me is that I have a nucleus in my cells...

I am Kingdom ____________ .

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

d)

Fungi

8.
I sometimes get confused by others to be a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
9.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
10.

Which organisms have eggs with shells?

a)

sharks

b)

amphibians

c)

crocodiles

d)

birds

11.

Which organism is most closely related to the rodents & rabbits?

a)

primates

b)

amphibians

c)

crocodiles

d)

sharks

12.

Which of the following domains contain organisms that have nucleus and other membrane bound organelles?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archae

c)

Eukarya

d)

Domain

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 organisms is least related to the crocodile?

a)

Sharks

b)

Amphibians

c)

Rodents

d)

Birds

15.

Which of these six kingdoms are heterotrophic? (choose more than one)

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Fungi

e)

Protista

16.

Which of these domains do have a nucleus?

a)

Archea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

17.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

19.

According to this phylogenetic tree, which creature is the least related out of all pictured?

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Salamander

d)

Human