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Classification of Organisms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the six kingdoms?

a)

Protista, Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

b)

Protista, Animalia, Lizards, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

c)

Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

d)

Mammals, Birds, Insects, Crocodile

2.

What is the most specific classification level?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Genus

d)

Species

3.

An organism’s scientific name consists of...

a)

Their domain and kingdom

b)

Their phylum and class

c)

Their family and order

d)

Their genus and species

4.

What is the levels of classification from largest to smallest?

a)

Species - Genus - Family - Order - Class - Phylum - Kingdom

b)

Genus - Species - Kingdom - Phylum - Family - Class - Order

c)

Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species

d)

Kingdom - Phylum - Order - Class - Family - Genus - Species

5.

What is a domain?

a)

A group of similar species

b)

Grouping objects based on what they have in common

c)

The largest, most general group that organisms can be classified into

d)

An organism’s structure

6.

Which kingdom has multicellular organisms that move to hunt their food?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animalia

c)

Protists

7.

The kingdom Archaebacteria...

a)

Are multicellular.

b)

Undergo photosynthesis.

c)

Are able to tolerate extreme conditions.

d)

Can be found in the intestines.

8.

What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals have in common?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Consumers

9.

Which kingdom contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic and can cause illness yet can also make food such as yogurt.

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Plantae

10.

Which kingdom are mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowers a part of?

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

11.

Why do we use scientific names?

a)

Because we like to sound intelligent

b)

Because they are recognized internationally

c)

Because organisms only have one common name and it makes it easier

12.

Scientific names are written in

a)

English

b)

Latin

c)

Mandarin

d)

French

13.

What distinguishes a eukaryotic cell from a prokaryotic cell?

a)

Presence of a cell wall

b)

Ability to move

c)

Presence of a nucleus

d)

Size of the cell

14.

Which domain do humans belong to?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Protista

15.

Which domain includes organisms that are unicellular and lack a nucleus?

a)

Animalia

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Protista