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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for an organism is made from the:class and family namegenus and species namedomain and kingdom namekingdom and phylum name
- 3. Multiple Choice
The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?Carl LinnaeusCarl's Jr.Charles DarwinHenry Groseclose
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCells that do not have a true nucleus are called....eukaryoteprokaryoteunicellularmulticellular
- 6. Multiple ChoiceCells that have a true nucleus are called....eukaryotesprokaryotesunicellularmulticellular
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are closely related?American badger and leopardcoyote and gray wolfeuropean otter and leopardcoyote and american badger
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.domainkingdomspeciesclass
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are most closely related?Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard) - 10. Multiple ChoiceThe science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:GeologyBiologyTaxonomyChemistry
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAn organism made up of more than one cell would be called:multicellularunicellularheterotrophautotroph
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an unicellular organism would be:monkeybacteriaspiderhuman
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?prosimians onlyprosimians and humanshumans onlyprosimians and birds
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?humangrey wolftiger snakemonarch butterfly
- 15. Multiple Choice
Members of this kingdom are always multicellular and heterotrophic.
Plantae
Protista
Animalia
Achaebacteria
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?AnimalArchaebacteriaEubacteriaPlant
- 17. Multiple Choice
I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere that's not extreme. What kingdom do I belong to?
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Fungi
Protista
- 18. Multiple Choice
I'm motile (I can move) and have no cell walls. What kingdom do I belong to?
Animalia
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Plantae
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis organism is multicellular, heterotroph, that has a cell wall made of chitin. What kingdom does it belong in?fungiplantaeanimaliaeubacteria
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis organism is found in pond water. It has a nucleus, is microscopic, unicellular and can perform photosynthesis. What kingdom does it belong in?protistaeubacteriaarchaebacteriaplantae
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis organism is multicellular, autotroph, that has a cell wall made of cellulose.animaliaplantaefungieubacteria
- 22. Multiple Choice
An early classification system had two groups: Plants and Animals. What is wrong with that system?
It is too specific
It is too scientific
It is too broad
It is too fancy
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat do viruses need to reproduce?they need genetic materialThey need a host cellThey need bacteriaThey need insulin
- 24. Multiple ChoiceReasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is becauseThey are not cellularThey cannot reproduce on their ownThey cannot make proteinsall of the above
- 25. Multiple ChoiceViruses are...prokaryoticeukaryoticnon-livingendospores
- 26. Multiple ChoiceViruseshave many cellsare misfolded proteinsare a protein coat around genetic materialendospores
- 27. Multiple Choice
Aristotle made the mistake of using ____________ to classify organisms.
morphology
habitat
cell type
behavior
- 28. Multiple Choice
Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy because
we still use his system today
his system didn't work very well
he was older than Aristotle
he had many children
- 29. Multiple Choice
Modern Classification (Phylogeny) adds what to Linnaeus's taxonomic criteria?
evolutionary relationships & DNA (biochemical characters)
habitat type
fewer categories than Linnaeus
a naming system called binomial nomenclature
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which kingdom is known as "The Junk Drawer"?
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Eubacteria
- 31. Multiple Choice
What makes the Protist Kingdom (Kingdom Protista) different from all other kingdoms?
It's the only eukaryotic kingdom
Its members aren't very similar to one another
It is the only unicellular kingdom
It's the only kingdom that has viruses
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which kingdom sometimes has a cell well?
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Fungi
- 33. Multiple Choice
Members of these 2 kingdoms can never make their own food:
animal & fungi
animal & plant
fungi & protist
archaebacteria & eubacteria
- 34. Multiple Choice
The endosymbiotic theory is a way of explaining
how eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells
how prokaryotic cells came from eukaryotic cells
how mitochondria & chloroplasts are really the same thing
how prokaryotic cells got their nucleus
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