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Classification Quiz Practice #1

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any individual living thing.
a)
Decomposer
b)
Organism
c)
Producer
d)
Abiotic
2.

Is the process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities.

a)

Classification

b)

Kingdom

c)

bacteria

d)

protists

3.

Is the largest/broadest classification category?

a)

Phlyum

b)

Class

c)

Order

d)

Kingdom

4.

Is the smallest, most specific classification category

a)

Genus

b)

Phylum

c)

Species

d)

class

5.

Which of the following is the correct order from broadest to smallest?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

6.

Binomial nomenclature is made up of :

a)

Family and Order

b)

Phylum and Class

c)

Kingdom and Species

d)

Genus and Species

7.

Which of the following is a reason scientists use scientific names as opposed to their common names? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Scientists around the world use the same names so there is no language barrier

b)

No two species have the same name, so there is no confusion about which organism is being studied

c)

Scientific names can help you know which organisms are related if they share a common genus name

d)

None of these

8.

Why do scientists classify living things?

a)

It helps scientists trap species to study

b)

It is easier to study organisms when grouped

c)

It is a good way to keep organisms calm

d)

It is helpful when dissecting an organism

9.

An early classification system had two groups: Plants and Animals. What is wrong with that system?

a)

It is too specific

b)

They are not groups

c)

too broad

d)

None of these

10.

An early classification system had two groups: Plants and Animals. What is wrong with that system?

a)

It is too specific

b)

They are not groups

c)

too broad

d)

None of these

11.

What species is Leaf S?

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

balsam poplar

c)

sweet gum

d)

ginko

12.

The science of describing, classifying and naming living things is known as _______.

a)

Biology

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Sortology

d)

Phylogeny

13.
Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
genus
d)
species
14.
Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Multi-cellular
15.
The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?
a)
Animals and Plants 
b)
Protists and Fungi
c)
Archea and Bacteria
16.
What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?
a)
archea
b)
animalia
c)
plantae
d)
protista
17.
Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista 
c)
Archea 
d)
Fungi
18.

Animals can be unicellular or multicellular?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

19.
Unicellular means...
a)
An organism is made of many cells
b)
An organism is made of one cell
c)
An organism is made of no cells
20.
Heterotroph is when an organism...
a)
Has to eat other things
b)
has to make it's own food
21.
Autotroph is when..
a)
An organism makes it's own food
b)
An organism has to eat other things
22.

HOW MANY KINGDOMS ARE THERE?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

23.

A cell with nucleus is

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Heterotrophic

24.
Bacteria are all prokaryotic. What does it mean to be prokaryotic?
a)
Has a nucleus 
b)
Sometimes has a nucleus 
c)
Does not have a nucleus 
d)
Has a cell membrane 
25.
Organisms that break down dead animals and plants and their wastes are known as ______.
a)
scavengers
b)
autotrophs
c)
bacteria
d)
decomposers
26.
Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?
a)
human
b)
grey wolf
c)
tiger snake
d)
monarch butterfly
27.

If two organisms are in the same class, they must also be in the same ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
kingdom
family
genus
order
28.

Multicellular; undergoes photosynthesis

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

e)

Protista

29.

Unicellular, live in extreme/harsh environments

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

e)

Protista

30.

Unicellular, lives in soil & inside your body

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

e)

Protista

31.

Multicelluar, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

e)

Protista

32.

Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs with chitin in their cell walls

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

e)

Protista

33.

Decomposers, growing on dead leaves/wood/logs

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

e)

Plantae

34.
Which terms best describe heterotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
35.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
36.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

37.

Which of the following organisms recycle materials from dead organisms and their waste products?

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

scavengers

d)

decomposers

38.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
39.

Domain, ​ (a)   , Phylum, Class, ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   , Genus, ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Kingdom
Order
Family
Species
40.

The ​ (a)   taxonomic group would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

Choose from the below words
Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
41.

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

42.
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
43.
The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?
a)
Hypsibius 
b)
dujardini
c)
water 
d)
tardigrade