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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who developed the system of naming organisms with 2 names?MendelHookeWatson and CrickLinnaeus - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe 8 levels of classification, largest to smallest.Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, DomainGenus, Species, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, OrderDomain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:GenusPhylumSpeciesFamily
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich domain contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause illness yet also make food such as yogurt.EukaryaArchaeaBacteria
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?organisms that share a domainorganisms that share a familyorganisms that share a genusorganisms that share a species
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom contains members who are prokaryotic?Archaebacteria and EubacteriaArchaebacteria and ProtistaEubacteria and AnimaliaEubacteria and Fungi
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMembers of this kingdom live in unusual conditions such as deep ocean trenches or volcanoesEubacteriaProtistaFungiArchaebacteria
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:dichotomous keybinomial nmenclaturescientific namebinomial key
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom consists of heterotrophic organisms that grow on or in what they eat?archaeabacteriaprotistsfungi
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...MulticellularEukaryoticProkaryoticConsumers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMembers of this kingdom never have a cell wallAnimaliaPlantaeArchaebacteriaProtista
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMembers of this kingdom have cell walls made of celluloseEubacteriaProtistaPlantaeFungi
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTerm given to describe the 2 name naming system is:dichotmous keybinomial nomenclature2 scientific namesbinomial key
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCells that do not have a true nucleus are called....eukaryoteprokaryoteunicellularmulticellular
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?Class InsectaOrder AmblygygiOrder AraneaeOrder Scorpiones
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?Jointed legsBody segmentsPresence of eyesPresence of antennae - 17. Multiple ChoiceA dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?JuniperPineSpruceFir
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe correct way to write the scientific name for a red maple tree is....ACER RUBRUMRed mapleacer rubrumAcer rubrum
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA cat's scientific is Felis domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?catbinomial nomenclatureFelisdomesticus
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is taxonomy?the scientific study of how living things are classifiedthe name of Linneaus' classification systemthe process used by geologists to classify rocksthe process of observing an organism's behavior
- 21. Multiple ChoiceScientists use seven major classification levels to group and name organisms. Which level is the broadest (most general) classification level listed below?specieskingdomfamilyclass
- 22. Multiple ChoiceEvery protist has cells that contain a nucleus. What is the name for this type of cell?eukaryoticprokaryoticunicellularenucleated
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIn printed scientific names, only the ________ is capitalized.familyclassspeciesgenus
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhy do scientists classify living things?to help keep information about organismsto make it easy to find information about an unknown speciesto communicate clearly with other scientists about organismsall of the above
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom has all multi-cellular organisms that move to catch their food?ProtistFungiPlantAnimal
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAn organism’s scientific name consists of...domain kingdomphylum classfamily ordergenus species
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most specific classification level?DomainKingdomGenusSpecies
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIn the levels of classification, what comes after phylum?classfamilygenusorder
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIn the levels of classification, what contains a group of classes?familygenusorderphylum
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a rule to writing scientific names?The genus is the first word and capitalized.Both the genus and the species are capitalized.The second word is the species and is lower case.The scientific name is either italicized or underlined.
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