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WorksheetsChallenge 2 Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 51mins
What is taxonomy?
The study of cells
The scientific discipline of classifying, naming, and identifying organisms
A type of animal kingdom
The study of plants and minerals
How did Aristotle view the structure of life?
As a random collection of species
As a cycle of birth and death
As an interconnected hierarchical structure or ladder of being
As separate groups that never interact
Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?
What kingdoms did Carl Linnaeus identify in his classification system?
Animal and human kingdoms
Fungi, bacteria, and plant kingdoms
Animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms
Fish, amphibian, and reptile kingdoms
What is dichotomy, and how was it used in early taxonomy?
It refers to a classification system using genetic similarities
A system where organisms were grouped based on their colors
A method of classifying organisms based on “either-or” characteristics like red or blue blood
A classification based on the size of the organism
What is the name of each level on the classification system?
What is the binomial nomenclature?
It has two options
It is a system to classify animals only
System for naming species with two taxons: genus and species.
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
There are 6 kingdoms in total; Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, (a) , Plantae and Animalia.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the domain Eukarya?
Bacteria
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Taxonomy is the branch of science that studies...
cellular processes in organisms
classification of organisms
family lineage of organisms
genetic material within organisms
When writing an organism's scientific name, what is the correct order?
Genus first, species second
Species first, genus second
Domain first, species second
Species first, kingdom second
