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WorksheetsClassification and Hierarchy of Organisms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo, what is the genus?
lion
Panthera
leo
An organism's scientific name includes its...
Family & Genus
Kingdom & Family
Genus & Species
Class & Genus
What tool do scientists use to classify organism based on their characteristics?
pedigree
cladogram
punnett square
dichotomous key
Moss is multicellular, autotrophic (photosynthetic), and has cell walls. Which kingdom does moss belong to?
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
(Kingdoms) Organisms in ____________ kingdom are unicellular, heterotrophs or autotrophs, most are aquatic and can be animal-like, plant-like, or fungus-like.
Fungi
Animalia
Protista
Plantae
This kingdom is the largest, organisms are multicellular, heterotrophs, most can move, aquatic or terrestrial, warm or cold blooded.
Protista
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Which kingdom contains organisms that are mostly multicellular, have cell walls, and can be decomposers or heterotrophs?
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
How many kingdoms are there?
2
4
6
8
The method of naming organisms by two names is known as...
dichotomous naming
binomial nomenclature
the scientific method
How many common names does an organism have?
1
2
3
many
Which is the correct way to write an organisms scientific name?
Ailuropoda Melanoleuca
ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
ailuropoda Melanoleuca
When considering the levels in the modern classification system:
a kingdom would contain more organisms than a domain
a phylum would contain more organisms than a sub phylum
the characteristics used to describe an organism in a kingdom would be more broad than those used for a class
classes are divided into orders which are divided into genus
A domain is a group of similar kingdoms. This level of the classification system was not originally used by Linnaeus.
True
False
Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic ranks in biological classification from broadest to most specific?
A) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
B) Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
C) Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum
D) Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Class
In the classification hierarchy, which level directly follows 'Order'?
A) Family
B) Genus
C) Class
D) Species
