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Classification Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of classification according to Carl Linnaeus?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

e)

Order

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Label the parts of the name for the current human evolution.

3.

Carl (a)   created the nomenclature system called (b)   .

Choose from the below words

Linnaeus

binomial nomenclature

genus and species

Darwin

Reddi

Pasture

dinomial nomenclature

4.

Sort the kingdoms into the appropriate domains.

Categorize the following

Archaeabacteria

Eubacteria

Plant

Animal

Fungus

Protist

Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
5.

Match the kingdom to the characteristic or organism.

a)

1.

Fungi

b)

2.

Protist

c)

3.

Plantea

d)

4.

Animalia

e)

5.

Archaean

6.

An organism that lacks a nucleus (no nucleus)

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

7.

The study of how things are classified is known as:

a)

Binomial nomenclature

b)

Taxonomy

c)

A dichotomous key

8.

The correct order of classification from the BROADEST group to the most narrow is:

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

9.

Biologists group living things based on ____.

a)

Habitat

b)

Size

c)

Colors

d)

Shared Characteristics

10.

What is the basis for hierarchically classifying organisms?

a)

Their size and shape

b)

Their evolutionary relationships

c)

Their color and habitat

d)

Their ability to move