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Taxonomy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

a)

Species

b)

Class

c)

Family

d)

Genus

2.

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

a)

kingdom & phylum

b)

class & species

c)

domain & order

d)

genus & species

3.

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

a)

kingdom & phylum

b)

class & species

c)

domain & order

d)

genus & species

4.

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

a)

the closer together on earth they live.

b)

the easier it is to tell them apart.

c)

the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

d)

the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

5.

Who created the most commonly used system of taxonomy?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carl Linnaeus

6.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Kingdom Phylum Order Class

b)

Class Order Family Genus

c)

Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

d)

Order Family Species Genus

7.

Identify the one that is NOT an archaea.

a)

Methanogen

b)

Thermophile

c)

Halophile

d)

Virus

8.

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

9.

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Protists

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

10.

You identify a small living organism that is eating something at your feet. It's visible but pretty tiny, you take it to a lab and find that it has cell walls made of chitin. Which is its domain and kingdom?

a)

Prokaryote, Fungi

b)

Eukaryote, Fungi

c)

Prokaryote, Plant

d)

Eukaryote, Plant

11.

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archaea

d)

Protists

12.

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)

13.
Autotrophs- make their own  food.
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
14.
Vertebrate have:
a)
Fur and Gills
b)
Cold-Blood
c)
A spine and an internal skeleton
15.

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

16.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Unicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

17.

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

18.
What is a Heterotroph?
a)
A producer
b)
An organism that makes its own food
c)
A consumer or decomposer
19.

What was the system Carolus Linnaeus invented called?

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

binomiel nomencleaner

c)

bionomal normanclure

d)

nibromial clomanature

e)

none of the answers are correct

20.

Binomial nomenclature is always written in italics.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

process of using water, light, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar

a)

respiration

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

photosynthesis

d)

protista

22.

cells that do have a nucleus

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

unicellular

d)

bacteria

23.

unicellular organisms that live in extreme environments

a)

eubacteria

b)

autotroph

c)

archaebacteria

d)

fungi

24.

What is the name of bird W?

a)

Certhidea

b)

Geospiza

c)

Camarhynchus

d)

Platyspiza

25.
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
26.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of binomial nomenclature in biological classification?

a)

To classify organisms based on their evolutionary history

b)

To provide a unique and universally accepted name for each species

c)

To identify the physical characteristics of organisms

d)

To determine the genetic relationships between different species

27.

All viruses are different, but what are two parts that a virus must have?

a)

Genetic Information (DNA or RNA)

b)

a lipid membrane

c)

a nucleus

d)

a protein coat

28.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

A virus is unicellular, it has only one cell.

b)

A virus may sometimes be multicellular, have many cells.

c)

A virus has no cells

29.

Which sentence is true about this picture.

a)

It shows a virus being made.

b)

It shows a virus entering the cell of a human or animal.

c)

It shows a virus being destroyed by soap.

30.

At the top left of this picture, you can see the spike protein of a virus fitting perfectly into a receptor site on our cells. Which sentence below is true?

a)

Humans have receptor sites for viruses on our cells because we want viruses to invade our cells.

b)

Humans have receptor sites for viruses on our cells because those receptor sites were made for a different purpose, but viruses evolved to be able to use them.

31.

Which viral cycle kills its host cell by lysing (exploding)?

a)

lytic

b)

mitosis

c)

lysogenic

d)

S phase

32.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
33.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
34.

In a properly written scientific name, which part is written entirely in lowercase?

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

family

35.
Things that are classified together ___________.
a)
are not related to each other.
b)
share a similar evolutionary history.
c)
are larger organisms.
d)
have a different evolutionary history
36.
Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
genus
d)
species
37.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
38.
Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
a)
peacock flounder
b)
band-tail puffer
c)
trumpet fish
d)
spotted goat fish
39.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
40.
What is the importance of a standardized taxonomic system to the scientific
community?
a)
To have many different common names for one species.
b)
To organize species cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
c)
To have a universal scientific naming system.
d)
To analyze species genetic information.