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Classification of Living Things Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do scientists classify living things based on?

a)

Behavior

b)

Characteristics

c)

Size

d)

Color

2.

What are the two types of characteristics scientists compare to classify organisms?

a)

Emotional and Physical

b)

Chemical and Physical

c)

Biological and Chemical

d)

Physical and Mental

3.

Which structure do scientists look at when studying physical characteristics of organisms?

a)

Cellular

b)

Skeletal

c)

Muscular

d)

Nervous

4.

What type of genetic material do scientists study to identify relationships among organisms?

a)

Proteins and Lipids

b)

RNA and DNA

c)

Carbohydrates and Proteins

d)

DNA and Cells

5.

Who is credited with giving each kind of living thing a two-part specific name in the 1700's?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carolus Linnaeus

6.

What is the term for a group of organisms that are very closely related?

a)

Community

b)

Species

c)

Population

d)

Ecosystem

7.

What does a scientific name always include?

a)

Genus and Species

b)

Family and Order

c)

Class and Phylum

d)

Species and Family

8.

What is taxonomy?

a)

Study of animal behavior

b)

Science of classifying living things

c)

Study of ecosystems

d)

Science of earth's geology

9.

Which domain is made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archaea

d)

Protista

10.

Prokaryotes are defined as single-cell organisms that lack what?

a)

A nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Chloroplasts

11.

Which domain of prokaryotes is known to live in harsh environments such as hot springs and thermal vents?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archaea

d)

Animalia

12.

What are eukaryotes made up of?

a)

Cells that lack a nucleus

b)

Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

c)

Only single-celled organisms

d)

Cells that reproduce by budding

13.

What term describes organisms like some protists and fungi that are composed of only one cell?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Single

c)

Unicellular

d)

Binary

14.

Which kingdom includes multicellular organisms that have cell walls and perform photosynthesis?

a)

Animalia

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

15.

What type of organism primarily uses digestive juices to break down materials for food?

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

16.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organisms in the kingdom Animalia?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Have cell walls

c)

Heterotrophic

d)

No chloroplasts

17.

What does the term "autotrophic" mean in the context of an organism's nutritional method?

a)

Consumes other organisms

b)

Breaks down materials

c)

Makes its own food

d)

Lacks chloroplasts

18.

Which diagram is used to show the relationships among species?

a)

Dichotomous key

b)

Cladogram

c)

Classification chart

d)

Evolutionary tree