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Classification Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
2.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
3.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
4.
True or False: All cells have DNA.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
6.
Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
7.
What levels of classification are used in the scientific name?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum
b)
Kingdom, Species
c)
Genus Species
d)
Phylum, Genus
8.
I have cell walls
I am an autotroph
I am multicellular
What am I?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Unicorn
9.
I have no cell walls
I am eukaryotic
I reproduce sexually
I am multicellular
What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
10.

The 7 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

11.

When trying to identify organisms, what do we look at?

a)

physical features

b)

weather patterns

c)

environment

d)

diet

12.

Why have scientists most likely classified archaebacteria and eubacteria together?

a)

They have similar DNA.

b)

They are both eukaryotes.

c)

They are both prokaryotes.

d)

They evolved around the same time.

13.

Which two organisms are least closely related?

a)

two organisms from the same kingdom

b)

two organisms from the same order

c)

two organisms from the same family

d)

two organisms from the same genus

14.
This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosynthesis
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
plantae
d)
archaea
15.

Unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus and other cellular organelles are known as...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

16.

Which kingdom includes organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic, and obtain energy by consuming other organisms?

a)

Protista

b)

Animalia

17.

Which kingdom includes organisms that are mostly unicellular, eukaryotic, and can be autotrophic or heterotrophic?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

18.
From the table, which two animals are MOST CLOSELY related
a)
House Cate and Red Fox
b)
Red Fox and Dog
c)
Dog and Wolf
d)
Wolf and Gopher
19.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
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
21.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
22.

A student discovers an arachnid without a segmented abdomen, and legs longer than its body. 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

23.

Which of the following characteristics will most likely be helpful in identifying a butterfly using a dichotomous key?

a)

It migrates north in the summer

b)

It has long tail

c)

It likes only certain plants

d)

Its wings beat very fast in hot weather

24.

What type of protist is this?

a)

euglena

b)

volvox

c)

paramecium

d)

amoeba

25.

As a dichotomous key is made, the number of organisms in each step ______, while the similar traits among the organsims ________.

a)

increases, decreases

b)

increases, increases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, descreases