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Challenge 2 Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 51mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is taxonomy?

a)

The study of cells

b)

The scientific discipline of classifying, naming, and identifying organisms

c)

A type of animal kingdom

d)

The study of plants and minerals

2.

How did Aristotle view the structure of life?

a)

As a random collection of species

b)

As a cycle of birth and death

c)

As an interconnected hierarchical structure or ladder of being

d)

As separate groups that never interact

3.

Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?

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4.

What kingdoms did Carl Linnaeus identify in his classification system?

a)

Animal and human kingdoms

b)

Fungi, bacteria, and plant kingdoms

c)

Animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms

d)

Fish, amphibian, and reptile kingdoms

5.

What is dichotomy, and how was it used in early taxonomy?

a)

It refers to a classification system using genetic similarities

b)

A system where organisms were grouped based on their colors

c)

A method of classifying organisms based on “either-or” characteristics like red or blue blood

d)

A classification based on the size of the organism

6.

What is the name of each level on the classification system?

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7.

What is the binomial nomenclature?

a)

It has two options

b)

It is a system to classify animals only

c)

System for naming species with two taxons: genus and species.

d)

It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

8.

There are 6 kingdoms in total; Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, (a)   , Plantae and Animalia.

9.

Which of the following does NOT belong in the domain Eukarya?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Fungi

10.

Taxonomy is the branch of science that studies...

a)

cellular processes in organisms

b)

classification of organisms

c)

family lineage of organisms

d)

genetic material within organisms

11.

When writing an organism's scientific name, what is the correct order?

a)

Genus first, species second

b)

Species first, genus second

c)

Domain first, species second

d)

Species first, kingdom second