WorksheetsTaxonomy Test Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Organisms are classified based on shared physical characteristics ONLY
True
False
The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more related they are and they have many shared characteristics.
True
False
Protists are prokaryotic single-celled organisms that live everywhere.
True
False
What is the binomial nomenclature?
A two-word naming system for classifying organisms
Two ways of numbering animals using a dual-digit system
A two-group system designed to classify organisms based on shared characteristics
Two types of molecules involved in the biological classification of organisms
Which of the following scientific names is written CORRECTLY?
Orcinus orca
vulpes vulpes
Ursus arctos
Acer Saccharum
Organisms A and O share an order, while organisms A and P share a phylum. Which TWO organisms are more closely related?
A and O
A and P
O and P
Which of the following is NOT correct about the kingdom animalia?
They are multicellular.
They reproduce sexually.
They can produce their own food.
They are eukaryotic.
What is the primary difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Presence of absence of a nucleus
Shape and size of the cell
Type of genetic material
Nutritional mode
Which of the following organism classification means “jointed foot?”
Arthropod
Cephalopod
Pseudopod
Decopod
Which kingdom has heterotrophic organisms with cell walls made of cellulose?
Fungi
Animalia
Protista
Plantae
E. coli are unicellular organisms that are found in which kingdom?
Protists
Bacteria
Archaebacteria
Fungi
Which domain of life represents the most abundant forms of life on Earth?
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Animalia
The initial source of food in most freshwater ecosystems is _______
plants
protists
archaea
fungi
Which of the following include organisms that are autotrophic?
plantae and animalia
protista and plantae
fungi and protista
fungi and plants
Many angiosperms depend on
plants for food.
other animals in the oceans.
gymnosperms for reproducing.
animals to carry pollen and disperse seeds.
Pine trees and other conifers are classified as ___________ because they are woody plants, the seeds of which are NOT enclosed in fruits.
angiosperms
protista
gymnosperms
fungi
