WorksheetsIntro to Animals and Classification Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which word does NOT correctly describe animals:
Multicellular
Heterotrophic
Prokaryotic
All terms correctly describe animals
In order to eat their food, what must an animal do?
First ingest it, and then digest it
First digest it, and then ingest it
Only digest it
Only ingest it
Which terms properly describe heterogametes?
Diploid and haploid
Sperm and egg
Sexual and asexual
Body and sex cells
A distinct juvenile form of many animals that undergo metamorphosis to become adults are called
Chrysalis
Pupae
Larvae
Polymorphs
Animals that can move, but usually stay in one place are called:
Sedentary
Solitary
Languid
Lethargic
Stem cells are able to specialize and take on specific tasks and unique shapes, this process is called
Stemification
Maturation
Hybridization
Differentiation
Scientists believe the first living animals were:
Insects that lived on land
Dinosaurs that lived on land
Sponges that lived in water
Jellyfish that lived in water
Scientists believe that animals evolved from:
Singular bacteria
Singular plants
Colonial Fungi
Colonial Protists
The majority of animals are considered:
Arthropods
Invertebrates
Mammals
Chordates
Who developed the biological species concept?
Ernst Mayr
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Aristotle
Why did primitive cultures feel it was important to classify organisms?
For knowledge; so they could become better educated about the living world around them
For safety; so they could determine what organisms were safe to consume and interact with
For conservation; so they could use their resources wisely and not have to worry about running out
For religion; they worshipped the land and many forms of life around them
Who was the first scientist to classify living organisms?
Ernst Mayr
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Aristotle
Which of the following is NOT a goal of a systematic zoologist:
to discover all species of animals
to save all species of animals from extinction
to reconstruct their evolutionary relationships
to communicate those relationships by constructing an informative taxonomic system
all of the above are goals of a systematic zoologist
The comparative study of organismal form and structure used in today’s classification system is called:
Hierarchy
Physiology
Morphology
Phylogeny
Taxonomists use ranking systems to categorize animals, this is referred to as
Hierarchy
Physiology
Morphology
Phylogeny
Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family, are called:
Ranks
Taxa
Clades
Classes
Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family, are named using what language?
English
Spanish
Hebrew
Latin
When typing a scientific name, what font setting should be used?
Bold
Italics
Underline
Subscript
When hand-writing a scientific name, what should you do to the name?
Circle it
Write in cursive
Underline it
Write in all capital letters
What two groups are used for a scientific name?
Domain and Kingdom
Phylum and Family
Genus and Species
Kingdom and Species
How should the groups of a scientific name be written?
The first letter of both words should be capitalized
The first letter of the first word should be capitalized; the second word is lowercase
The first word is lowercase; the first letter of the second word should be capitalized
Both words should be all lowercase
Assigning two-word names to all organisms is called:
Cladistics
Binomial Nomenclature
Dichotomy
Phylogeny
How are cryptic species usually discovered?
Looking for areas of land that have never been explored by man
Doing DNA tests of similar looking animals
Using dichotomous keys on animals found in the wild
Crossing different species to make hybrids
Which trait evolved first (earliest)?
Vertebral Column
Jaw bones
Amniotic eggs
Hair
How many characteristics does the grouper have in common with salamander?
One
Two
Three
None
Which organism is considered the out-group?
Wolf
Turtle
Lamprey
Lancelet
they are all part of the in-group
What determines which organism is the out-group?
It has none of the characteristics shared by the other organisms in the data table
It has all of the characteristics shared by the other organisms in the data table
It is lowest on the bottom
It is highest on the top
The characteristics on the side of a Cladogram are called:
shared traits
derived characters
unique genes
common clades
Look carefully at the alien pictures below. For the alien shown (green alien with two eyes, mouth open, arms, not hairy), write its scientific name as determined above. Use the larger pictures above to see traits more clearly.
Alienus quadlegicus
Alienus trilegius
Alienus biceps
Alienus monoculus
Look carefully at the alien pictures below. For the alien shown (purple alien with many legs, mouth not open, horns, legs), write its scientific name as determined above. Use the larger pictures above to see traits more clearly.
Alienus fuzzicus
Alienus tentaclus
Alienus hornicus
Alienus mandibulus
Look carefully at the alien pictures below. For the alien shown (green alien with three eyes, mouth not open, no horns, not hairy), write its scientific name as determined above. Use the larger pictures above to see traits more clearly.
Alienus tritoothicus
Alienus monooculus
Alienus Quadlegicus
Alienus pilosus
What is the classification diagram above, used to find the names of the aliens, called?
Cladogram Key
Phylogenic Key
Dichotomous Key
Binomial Key
From the scientific names used in the diagram above, we can tell that all of the aliens are members of the same:
Domain
Kingdom
Genus
Species
When animals consume more energy than they use, they are able to store the extra in what two forms? Fill in the blanks: ______ and ______
fat and glycogen
protein and starch
glucose and cellulose
amino acids and nucleic acids
Animals that can move from place to place are called _______.
motile
sessile
stationary
rooted
Animals that are permanently attached to a surface are called _______.
sessile
motile
predatory
parasitic
Give an animal example of this kind of animal (permanently attached to a surface): _______.
sponge, barnacle, sea anemone, etc.
octopus, squid, cuttlefish, etc.
dolphin, whale, porpoise, etc.
crab, lobster, shrimp, etc.
Give an advantage of being permanently attached to a surface: _______.
Low energy requirement
Increased mobility
Higher predation risk
Greater need for food
Give a disadvantage of being permanently attached to a surface: _______.
Can’t move about to find food, shelter, and mates, or to avoid predators
It increases the ability to escape predators
It allows for faster movement across surfaces
It makes it easier to find new habitats
Three of the four guidelines used to develop scientific names of organisms include naming them after which of the following?
Physical characteristics, geographic location, and people
Favorite foods, random numbers, and colors
Weather patterns, months of the year, and musical notes
Fictional characters, emotions, and sports teams
Zooxanthellae is a type of organism found in coral reefs and is used for photosynthesis. Which of the following best describes Zooxanthellae?
A type of algae found in coral reefs, used for photosynthesis
A type of bacteria found in soil, used for nitrogen fixation
A type of fungus found on trees, used for decomposition
A type of protozoa found in freshwater, used for movement
What is the scientific name for a human?
Homo sapiens
Pan troglodytes
Canis lupus
Felis catus
Reorder the following from largest to smaller.
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Place the organisms into their correct Phylum.
earthworm
leech
arachnids
insects
mammals
reptiles
coral
jellyfish
Match the science category with its description.
Anatomy
study of body structure and organization
Biology
study of living organisms
Ecology
how organisms interact with environment
Zoology
study of animals
Taxonomy
study of classifying organisms
