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9th Classification Science

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Examples are mushrooms and yeast
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
2.
A pine tree is a member of the kingdom
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
3.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
4.
How many cells are found in Archaebacteria?
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
c)
Both
5.

What kingdoms are prokaryotic?

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

eubacteria

d)

archeabacteria

6.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
7.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
8.

Which kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?

a)

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Animalia, Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

9.

Unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus and other cellular organelles are known as...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

10.

Plants make their own energy molecules (food) using photosynthesis. What do we call this type of organism?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

11.

The one of the two kingdoms that contain only heterotrophs are animals and

a)

archaea.

b)

fungi.

c)

protists.

d)

bacteria.

12.

What are some characteristics of mammals? Check all that apply.

a)

They produce milk for their offspring

b)

They have hair on their body

c)

They lay eggs

d)

They have scales

e)

They are warm-blooded

13.

True or False. Organisms in the domain Eukarya can live in extreme environments.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How can Scientists classify animals? Select all that apply.

a)

How they get energy

b)

How they reproduce

c)

Who they are friends with

d)

Whether or not they have a backbone

e)

What color they are

15.

True or false. Organisms in the domain Archaea can live in extreme enviornments.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the classification system used to classify organisms?

a)

The Einstein system of classification

b)

The Mendel system of classification

c)

The Linnean system of classification

d)

The Darwin system of classification

17.

True or false. Organisms that are in the domain Bacteria and Archaea are Prokaryotes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is a dichotomous key?

a)

A magical key that opens many doors

b)

A tool for identifying/classifying organisms

c)

A type of tree

d)

The naming system

19.

What are the 3 Domains of living things?

a)

Plants, Animals, Fungi

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

c)

Living, Non-living, Once-living

d)

Sarah, Joe, Bob

20.

In a scientific name, what does the SECOND name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

21.

In a scientific name, what group does the FIRST name identify?

a)

Genus

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Domain

22.

Why do we classify living things

a)

To keep information private

b)

To make finding information easier

c)

To confuse students

d)

To make animals healthier

23.

What is the smallest and most specific group in the classification system?

a)

species

b)

domain

c)

kingdom

d)

Genus

24.

What are the 8 levels of Classification in order?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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