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WorksheetsClassification Pre-Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
According to the table, at what taxonomic level do the ferret and muskrat diverge (go different ways)?
Class
Order
Family
Genus
What is a major difference between plan and animal cells?
Plant cells are prokaryotic, and animal cells are eukaryotic.
Plant cells have cell walls, and animal cells don’t have cell walls.
Plant cells are endothermic, and animal cells are exothermic.
Plant cells are heterotrophs, and animal cells are autotrophs.
This diagram is a type of Venn diagram where subcategories are nested within bigger categories to which they belong. What labels best describe the groups identified 1, 2, and 3?
1. Archaebacteria, 2. Eubacteria, 3. Eukaryote
1. Archaebacteria, 2. Prokaryote, 3. Eukaryote
1. Bacteria, 2, Algae, 3. Protists
1. Prokaryote, 2. Eukaryote, 3. Archaeabacteria
A frog that is native to the rainforests of Central America is a member of the genus agalychnis. This genus is part of the family hylidae, and this specific grog belongs to the species callidryas. What is the scientific name for this frog?
Agalychnis hylidae
Hylidae agalychnis
Callidryas agalychnis
Agalychnis callidryas
A group of scientists observing animal behavior in a forest found a population of insects that they have never seen. The scientists collected a few insects to take back to their lab. How should the scientists use taxonomy to identify the insects?
The scientists should give the insects a common name similar
to other insects with similar characteristics.
The scientists should give the insect a species name in a genus that has other insects with similar characteristics.
The scientists should research insects that have been identified by other scientists to find similarities with the collected insects.
The scientists should observe the life cycles of the insects for several generations to record any changes to the population over time.
A student collected water from a stagnant drainage area behind the school and examined the sample under a compound microscope. The student recognized four distinct types of organisms in the sample and recorded the characteristics observed. Which organisms are likely to be classified in the domain Bacteria?
Organisms 1 and 2
Organisms 2 and 3
Organisms 1 and 3
Organisms 2 and 4
Based on the information above, what is the most likely common name of the fist in the picture?
Peacock flounder
Glass eye snapper
Squirrel fish
Band-tail puffer
According to the currently recognized taxonomic system, the most general group that an organism can belong to is its...
genus
species
domain
kingdom
The organisms Felis catus and Felis silvestris do not belong to the same...
class
family
genus
species
According to the leaf dichotomous key, which of the leave shown above is from a pecan tree?
I
II
III
IV
The classification of an organism is important for scientists because..
it allows for organization of organisms based on common characteristics
it increases the chances for organisms to be misnamed
it allows for an organism to have multiple names
it creates a historical look at the organism's ancestry
The system used by the scientific community to name organisms is known as...
dichotomy
classifying
generalizing
taxonomy
The most specific group that an organism can belong to is its
genus
species
family
kingdom
Scientists discover a new organism. The organism is an autotrophic multicellular organism. To which of these kingdoms does this organism most likely belong?
Archaebacteria
Plantae
Animalia
Eubacteria
Sugar hackberry (Celtis laevigata, family Ulmaceae) is most closely related genetically to which of the following organisms?
Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, family Magnoliaceae)
Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia, family Ulmaceae)
American avocado (Persea americana, family Lauraceae)
Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana, family Rosaceae)
Extremophiles such as thermophiles are found in which kingdom?
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Protista
Plantae
What can this chart tell us about these wolves and sea otters?
Both wolves and otters are in the same class but do not belong to the same order.
Both wolves and otters are in the same order but are in different phyla.
Both wolves and otters are in the same genera, but are different species.
Both wolves and otters are in the same order, but are in different families.
