WorksheetsTaxonomy and Classification Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is taxonomy?
a)
A two-word naming system for describing organisms
b)
A classification system based on shared characteristics
c)
A method of observing living organisms in their natural
environment
d)
A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils
2.
Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?
a)
Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
b)
Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
c)
Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
d)
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
3.
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:
a)
Genus
b)
Phylum
c)
Species
d)
Animal Family
4.
Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?
a)
kingdom and order
b)
domain and phylum
c)
phylum and kingdom
d)
genus and kingdom
5.
Several different classes make up a
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Family
d)
Genus
6.
Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archaebacteria
7.
The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does the second part of the name, saccharum, designate?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Family
d)
Kingdom
8.
Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?
a)
the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only
b)
the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only
c)
the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only
d)
the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only
9.
The image shows a multicellular organism. This organism lives in water and can best be viewed using a microscope. It often reproduces asexually by budding, has no cell walls, and obtains energy by eating other organisms. Into what kingdom would you classify this organism?
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
10.
The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?
a)
Turtle and jawed fish
b)
Lamprey and jawed fish
c)
Turtle and frog
d)
Lamprey and frog
11.
Fungi are different from plants primarily because they
a)
are nonmotile.
b)
contain chlorophyll.
c)
are heterotrophic.
d)
have cell walls.
12.
Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.
a)
Kingdom Fungi
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Protista
13.
Marine sponges are multicellular organisms that can live on coral reefs. Their cells do not have cell walls. They eat by filtering organic particles and plankton out of water. Sponges belong to which kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Archeabacteria
14.
Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Monera
d)
Plantae
15.
Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?
a)
Phylum
b)
Family
c)
Order
d)
Kingdom
16.
Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
a)
Coyote
b)
Aardwolf
c)
Gray Wolf
d)
Need more information on body characteristics
17.
As you move down the classification pyramid, the variety of organisms:
a)
Increases
b)
Stays the same
c)
Decreases
d)
Doubles
18.
Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?
a)
Kingdom phylum
b)
Kingdom class
c)
Species genus
d)
Genus species
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