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Ch. 1: Classification of Life

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an organism?

a)

something found in nature

b)

something that is made of many molecules

c)

a living thing that has all of the characteristics of life

d)

reaction to a stimulus

2.

What is taxonomy?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

the smallest unit of life

c)

a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

d)

process of grouping things based on similarities

3.

What is a cell?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

the smallest unit of life

c)

a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

d)

process of grouping things based on similarities

4.

What is classification?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

the smallest unit of life

c)

a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

d)

process of grouping things based on similarities

5.

What is a dichotomous key?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

the smallest unit of life

c)

a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

d)

process of grouping things based on similarities

6.

What is a binomial nomenclature?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

two-word naming systems to identify each organism

c)

a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

d)

process of grouping things based on similarities

7.

What is a multicellular?

a)

one cell

b)

many cells

c)

a change in the environment

d)

reaction to a stimulus

8.

What is a unicellular?

a)

one cell

b)

many cells

c)

a change in the environment

d)

reaction to a stimulus

9.

What is a stimulus?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

process of grouping things based on similarities

c)

a change in the environment

d)

reaction to a stimulus

10.

What is a response?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

process of grouping things based on similarities

c)

a change in the environment

d)

reaction to a stimulus

11.

What is a response?

a)

scientific study of how organisms are classified

b)

process of grouping things based on similarities

c)

a change in the environment

d)

reaction to a stimulus

12.

A tree is __________.

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

13.

A rocket is __________.

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

14.

A mushroom is __________.

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

15.

Bacteria is __________.

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

16.

A virus is __________.

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

17.

______ was one of the first to classify organisms.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Linnaeus

c)

Whittaker

d)

T. Swift

18.

All of life is classified into 3 _______.

a)

Kingdoms

b)

Phylums

c)

Domains

d)

Classes

19.

The main source of energy for life on Earth is ______.

a)

milk

b)

the Sun

c)

protein bars

d)

water

20.

When classifying something as living or nonliving, how many of the six main characteristics does a living thing need to have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

21.

What is one of the major differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

wings/no wings

b)

unicellular/multicellular

c)

nucleus/no nucleus

d)

autotroph/heterotroph

22.

Which of the taxonomic levels is used to scientifically name an organism?

a)

domain

b)

kingdom

c)

genus

d)

family

e)

species

23.

Organisms in the same phylum have _________ similarities than organisms in the same family.

a)

no

b)

less

c)

more

d)

equal