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yr 7 quiz classification/biodiversity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of organizing living organisms into groups based on similarities called?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Classification

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Adaptation

2.

What does the term 'biodiversity' refer to?

a)

The process of increasing in physical size

b)

The ability to generate offspring

c)

The variety of living organisms in a given area

d)

The process of naming species

3.

What tool is used to identify organisms based on a series of choices?

a)

Dichotomous key

b)

MRS GREN

c)

Binomial nomenclature

d)

Taxonomy

4.

Which trait helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Excretion

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Nutrition

5.

What is the system of naming species using two words: genus and species?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Dichotomous key

c)

Binomial nomenclature

d)

Classification

6.

What is a microorganism?

a)

A plant that does photosynthesis

b)

A tiny living organism that can only be seen with a microscope

c)

An animal without a backbone

d)

A large living organism

7.

What defines a species?

a)

A system of naming species

b)

A process of increasing in physical size

c)

A tool used to identify organisms

d)

A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

8.

What is the science of classifying and naming organisms called?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Excretion

d)

Adaptation

9.

What does MRS GREN stand for?

a)

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition

b)

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Navigation

c)

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nature

d)

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nurture

10.

What is the process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release energy?

a)

Respiration

b)

Excretion

c)

Nutrition

d)

Growth

11.

What is the ability to detect or sense stimuli in the environment called?

a)

Reproduction

b)

Adaptation

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Growth

12.

What is the process of increasing in physical size?

a)

Excretion

b)

Movement

c)

Growth

d)

Reproduction

13.

What is the ability to generate offspring called?

a)

Sensitivity

b)

Excretion

c)

Reproduction

d)

Growth

14.

What is the process by which wastes are removed from the body?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Nutrition

c)

Excretion

d)

Respiration

15.

What is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth?

a)

Sensitivity

b)

Nutrition

c)

Excretion

d)

Respiration

16.

What species do humans belong to?

a)

Homo sapiens

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo habilis

d)

Homo neanderthalensis

17.

What do vertebrates have?

a)

No backbone

b)

Backbone

c)

Fins

d)

Wings

18.

What are invertebrates?

a)

Animals with a backbone

b)

Animals without a backbone

c)

Plants without seeds

d)

Plants with flowers

19.

Which of the following is a class of vertebrates?

a)

Insects

b)

Fish

c)

Arachnids

d)

Mollusks

20.

What are angiosperms?

a)

Animals with a backbone

b)

Seed plants that bear seeds on cones

c)

Flowering plants

d)

Non-flowering plants