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Classification and Organisms Quiz
1.
The levels of classification in order from LARGEST to smallest are:
a. genus, species, order, class, family, kingdom and phylum
b. kingdom, phylum, genus, species, order, family and class
c. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
d. phylum, class, family, species, kingdom, genus and order
2. Most often, the scientific name of an organism is in what language?
a. English
c. French
b. Latin
d. Spanish
3. A branching diagram like the one shown is called a(n):
a. Phenetic tree
c. Family tree
b. Cladogram
d. Homology
4. Which of the following pairs of animals are more
closely related?
a. Lamprey & lizard
b. Salamander and lizard
c. Gorilla and salamander
d. Gorilla and lamprey
5. This chart is an example of a:
a. Cladogram
b. Dichotomous Key
c. Family Tree
d. Homology
6.
7.
Gorilla
Tiger
Lizard
Salamander
No Tail
Hair
Dry Skin
Shark
Lungs
Lamprey
Jaws
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
a. Animal
b. Plant
a. Has legs
b. No legs
a. 6 legs
b. 8 legs
a. No wings
b. 2 wings
a. Has Feelers
b. No Feelers
a. 2 Feelers
b. 4 Feelers
go to # 2
Botanis angelo (A)
go to # 3
Cutanius zambi (B)
go to # 4
Cata torri (C)
go to # 5
Fanis albany (D)
go to # 6
Zachi usa (E)
Cornus pestus (AB)
Jacki jilli (AC)
8. Every organism is called by a two word Latin name representing it’s?
a. genus and species
c. class and order
b. kingdom and phylum
d. family and genus
9. In trying to classify a newly discovered organism, the following characteristics were noted: multicellular,
specialized tissues and organs, chlorophyll-containing structures and cell walls. Into which kingdom should
this organism be placed?
a. Fungi
c. Protista
b. Eubacteria
d. Plantae
10. What is the correct way to show the scientific name of a lion?
a. panthera leo
c. Panthera Leo
b. Panthera leo
d. panthera Leo
11. The word classify means to ______.
a. group
c. count
b. write
d. find things
12. A dichotomous key classifies things according to _____?
a. Latin origin
c. Breeding habits
b. Appearance
d. Habitat
13. Two animals belong to the same species if they ______.
a. look very similar
c. can interbreed or produce young
b. have similar food requirements
d. can live in a similar environment.
14. The first scientist to classify living things into two main groups was _______.
a. Hooke
c. Aristotle
b. Brown
d. Linnaeus
15. Different kinds of living things do not have the same ________.
a. common name
c. scientific name
b. phylum name
d. kingdom name
16. A classification system ________.
a. groups animals according to the way they move
b. consists of only one species of organism
c. groups living things according to similar characteristics
d. divides a phylum into three species
17. For many species there are often regional differences in their ________.
a. common name
c. taxa
b. scientific names
d. binomial nomenclature
18. Protozoans are classified according to ___.
a. their method of getting food
b. the way in which they move
c. their method of reproduction
d. their habitats
19. What is the two-word naming system that we currently use today to classify organisms called?
a. Cladogram
c. taxonomy
b. binomial nomenclature
d. phylogeny
20. “Mycota” means…
a. lichen
b. spore
c. stolon
d. fungus
21. Most fungi are ____ and ____.
a. prokaryotic, unicellular
b. prokaryotic, heterotrophic
c. eukaryotic, unicellular
d. eukaryotic, multicellular
22. Cell walls of fungi are composed of…
a. a. Cellulose
b. b. Glucose
c. Chitin
d. Adipose
23. A tropism is
a. a. part of a fungus
b. b. a protist organelle
c. plant growth in response to stimuli
d. a type of bacteria
24. This transports water through vascular plants
a. phloem
c. xylem
b. cambium
d. sporophyte