WorksheetsTaxonomy and Classification TEST
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who is credited with starting a formal classification system?
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Lindenberg
Carl Darwin
Karl Marx
The scientific name for an organism is made from the
Class and Family
Genus and Species
Domain and Kingdom
Kingdom and phylum
What are the three domains of life?
Protists, Fungi, Plants
Mammals, Birds, Reptiles
Animals, Plants, Fungi
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
When classifying organisms, which characteristics are giving the most importance?
Size and weight
External appearance
Geographic distribution
Evolutionary relationships and genetic similarities
What is the two-word naming system for classifying organisms?
Dichotomous key
Binomial Nomenclature
Domain species
Classification levels
The scientific name for an organism is made from the
Kingdom and phylum
Class and Family
Genus and species
Domain and kingdom
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Plantae
A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a
binomial nomenclature
dichotomous key
scientific name
binomial key
What is the kingdom level for the bushbaby?
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
Two organisms mate and produce an infertile offspring. What is the BEST explanation for their inability to reproduce?
The parents have infertile genes.
The parents are of a different genus and a different specie.
They are from the same genus and the same species.
The parents are of different species but the same genus.
There are six of these: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria, Archaea
(a)
What do a fish, a mushroom, and a dog have in common? (a)
In taxonomy, as you move from domain to species, the number of organisms in each group (a)
This organism is Nembrotha megalocera. It is a member of the animal kingdom.
Nembrotha megalocera is commonly called a nudibranch. Like other nudibranchs, N. megalocera has a soft underside that is made up of a muscular foot. N. megalocera has a blue foot.
Is Nembrotha megalocera made up of one cell?
YES
NO
Which phylum do humans belong to?
Chordata
Arthropoda
Echinodermata
Mollusca
What is the primary purpose of taxonomy in biology?
To classify and organize living organisms
To study the behavior of animals
To measure the size of organisms
To determine the age of fossils
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used in modern taxonomy?
Genetic similarities
Structural features
Evolutionary history
Color of the organism
Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific?
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most specific?
Order
Family
Genus
Species
