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- 1. Multiple Choice
The branch of science concerned with classification of organisms
Taxonomy
Ecology
Neurology
Botany
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct order of the taxonomy levels (from most broad to most specific)?
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
kingdom, domain, class, phylum, family, order, species, genus
species, phylum, kingdom, domain, order, class, family, genus
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which domain do ALL animals belong to
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which kingdom will we be studying in this class?
Fungi
Protista
Plantae
Animalia
- 5. Multiple Choice
All living things must:
Only be made of one cell
reproduce
Grow
metabolize
- 6. Multiple Choice
Motile is when?
an animal reproduces
an animal can move from one place to another
an animal cannot move from one place to another
an animal metabolizes its food during digestion
- 7. Multiple Choice
The two parts of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature is...
Genus, species
Species, genus
Class, genus
Family, order
- 8. Multiple Choice
The parts of binomial nomenclature are....
Genus name
italicized or underlined
species name
common name
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who created binomial nomenclature?
Lynn Marguiles
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Dian Fosse
- 10. Multiple Choice
All animals have the ability to reproduce ________.
Sexually
Asexually
- 11. Multiple Choice
Carolus Linnaeus is known for these 2 contributions to science.
Discovering cells
Taxonomy (study of classification)
Describing natural selection in detail
Binomial nomenclature
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen typing a scientific name, what font setting should be used?BoldItalicsUnderlineSubscript
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these scientific names is written correctly?
mephitis Mephitis
Mephitis Mephitis
mephitis mephitis
Mephitis mephitis
- 14. Multiple Choice
study of classification and naming systems
zoology
mycology
virology
taxonomy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an unicellular organism would be:monkeybacteriaspiderhuman
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the correct way to say the species name of northern flying squirrels?
Glaucomys Sabrinus
Glaucomys sabrinus
Glaucomys Sabrinus
glaucomys sabrinus
G. sabrinus
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...SpeciesPhylumKingdomDomain
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?Scientific names vary from place to place.Common names can vary from place to place.Scientific names are written in Latin.Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?physical featuresweather patternsenvironmentdiet
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?To organize biomesClassify organismsIdentify bacteria onlyNone of these - 21. Multiple ChoiceA student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?Whip ScorpionWind ScorpionDaddy long legsScorpion
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