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Classification Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

What is a heterotroph? Give an example.

A heterotroph is an organism that relies on sunlight for energy. An example is a cactus.

A heterotroph is an organism that absorbs nutrients from the soil. An example is a mushroom.

A heterotroph is an organism that obtains food by consuming other organisms. An example is a lion.

A heterotroph is an organism that produces its own food. An example is a plant.

What is an autotroph?

An autotroph is an organism that consumes other organisms for food.

An autotroph is a type of animal that cannot produce food.

An autotroph is a plant that relies on sunlight but does not produce food.

An autotroph is an organism that produces its own food.

Which of the following describes green plants? unicellular/multicellular? autotroph/heterotroph? (Select one of each)

unicellular

multicellular

autotroph

heterotroph

All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are

multicellular organisms

photosynthetic organisms

eukaryotes

prokaryotes

Why are bacteria and archaea placed in separate domains?

Bacteria are more complex than archaea in structure.

Their structure and chemical make up differs

Bacteria and archaea are identical in their genetic makeup.

Both domains are classified under the same kingdom.

What does an organism's scientific name consist of?

Genus and species names

Class and phylum names

Species and kingdom names

Family and order names

True/False: Whether or not an organism's cells have a nucleus can help place it into one of the three domains.

True

False

Which is the narrowest (most specific) level of classification?

Genus

Family

Species

Order

What is taxonomy?

Taxonomy is the science of classification.

Taxonomy is a method of cooking.

Taxonomy is a type of animal.

Taxonomy is the study of ecosystems.

10.

List all of the classification levels in order from most broad to most specific.

Domain, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species

Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Species

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

11.

The scientific name of the domestic cat is Felis catus. Which of the following statements is true?

Felis is the Domain name; catus is the kingdom name

Felis is the species name; catus is the genus name

Felis catus is also the common name for

Felis is the genus name; catus is the species name

12.

Is the cherry tree autotrophic/heterotrophic?

autotrophic

heterotrophic

13.

Fungi are autotrophic/heterotrophic and mostly unicellular/multicellular?

autotrophic and multicellular

heterotrophic and unicellular

heterotrophic and mostly multicellular

autotrophic and mostly unicellular

14.

Which kingdom does the cherry blossom belong to?

Protista

Fungi

Animalia

Plantae

15.

Which kingdom does this organization belong to?