Directions: Select the Lettered Choice That Best Answers Each Question

BIOLOGY

Measurement Topic: 4

Taxonomy

Assessment Form A

Directions: Select the lettered choice that best answers each question.

1. / The system of assigning two names to identify an organism is called binomial nomenclature. What does the first name of an organism identify?
A. / Family
B. / Kingdom
C. / Species
D. / Genus
2. / What is one of the major advantages of using the modern classification system is?
A. / The characteristic behaviors of all organisms become apparent.
B. / The biochemical similarities between the kingdoms become apparent.
C. / The evolutionary relationships between organisms become apparent.
D. / The metabolic similarities between the members of a phylum become apparent.
3. / Scientists have discovered a new type of organism. To assign the organism to a domain and kingdom, which of the following is most important for scientists to know?
A. / The organism's cell structure
B. / The organism's population size
C. / The organism's social behavior
D. / The organism's reproductive rate
4. / Dr. Singleton discovered a new type of insect in the rainforest. If she wants to be the most specific and descriptive with her classification, which level of the Linnaean taxonomy should she use?
A. / Order
B. / Family
C. / Species
D. / Kingdom
5. / According to a modern classification system, which of the following sequences of groups is arranged in correct descending order?
A. / Phylum, genus, species, kingdom
B. / Kingdom, genus, phylum, species
C. / Kingdom, phylum, genus, species
D. / Phylum, kingdom, species, genus
6. / Biologists used to name an organism by adding descriptive phrases to the name of the genus. Why did Linnaeus develop a scientific name for a species composed of two Latin words?
A. / To help identify species and prevent Latin from becoming a dead language
B. / To help scientists keep knowledge about species within the scientific community
C. / To prevent confusion by preventing other, competing systems of classification from developing
D. / To provide a consistent naming system that would allow scientists all over the world to identify an individual species
7. / The diagram below represents possible evolutionary pathways of certain organisms.
Which species is most closely related to species L?
A. / Species A
B. / Species F
C. / Species N
D. / Species M
8. / The Florida Panther was once considered to be a subspecies of cougars and given a special trinomial taxonomy of Puma concolor coryi. Current scientists however, have studied the Florida Panther and removed the subspieces classification to only Puma concolor. Which of the following would most likelyexplain why the classification of the Florida Panther changed.
A. / New genetic evidence suggests a much closer relationship between the Florida Panther and other cougars.
B. / Shared features between the Florida Panther and other cougars were also found in newly discovered organisms in the world.
C. / Advanced technologies have shown a large difference in cell structure between the Florida Panther and other cougars.
D. / Trinomial naming conventions are no longer used by scientists because only the genus and species are important in taxomony.
9. / A student researching bears found the chart below in a textbook. The chart shows the classifications of several types of bears.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data given in this chart?
A. / Modern bears evolved from species that are now extinct
B. / The short-faced bear was the ancestor of the Asiatic black bear
C. / Present day bear species are more closely related than their ancestors were
D. / Natural selection favored the brown bear over the American black bear
10. / According to the cladogram in question #9, what two bears are most closely related?
A. / Brown bear and Short-faced bear
B. / Asiatic black bear and Spectacled bear
C. / Brown bear and American black bear
D. / Asiatic bear and American black bear
11. / Two organisms, Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia, were observed in a drop of pond water on a slide. Which of the following is true of these two organisms?
A. / They are members of the same genus but different species.
B. / They are members of the same genus and species.
C. / They are members of the same species but different genera.
D. / They are members of different species and different genera.
12. / The table below shows the common and scientific names of five vertebrates.
Which two vertebrates are most closely related?
A. / B and E
B. / A and B
C. / A and D
D. / C and D
13. / Which of the following lists the three domains accepted by most scientists?
A. / Bacteria, Protista, and Eukarya
B. / Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
C. / Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria
D. / Archaea, Prokaryote, and Eukaryote
14. / In addition to the six kingdoms that all organisms are divided into, many scientists also recognize three domains. These domains are divided by five characteristics: cell type, the presence of cell walls, body type, nutrition, and genetics. What is the main division of the way nutrition is gathered?
A. / Prokaryotic versus eukaryotic
B. / Unicellular versus multicellular
C. / Motile versus non-motile
D. / Autotrophs versus heterotrophs
15. / All prokaryotes reproduce asexually, while many eukaryotes can reproduce sexually. Given this information, which statement best explains why the Eukarya domain includes more complex living things than the Archaea or Bacteria domains?
A. / All prokaryotes are unicellular, and all eukaryotes are multicellular
B. / Prokaryotes can live in more extreme conditions than eukaryotes
C. / Eukaryotes have a greater variety of genetic material than prokaryotes
D. / There are more eukaryotic organisms than prokaryotic organisms in the world
16. / The organism below is a mushroom.
Which of the following would best be used to classify this organism into the domain Eukarya?
A. / It has autotrophic abilities
B. / It is heterotrophic by nature
C. / Membrane-bound organelles
D. / Ability to live in extreme environments
17. / In the modern six-kingdom classification system, which kingdom contains only unicellular organisms that can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic and live in extreme environments?
A. / Animalia
B. / Archaea
C. / Eubacteria
D. / Fungi
18. / Upon examining samples of water and mud from a nearby river, you come across an unidentified organism. The organism is unicellular and autotrophic. In addition, you can identify a membrane-bound nucleus in the cells. To what kingdom does it belong?
A. / Protista
B. / Plantae
C. / Fungi
D. / Animalia
19. / Some characteristics of a recently discovered organism are listed in the following table.
Based on the given characteristics, this organism would be classified in which kingdom?
A. / Animalia
B. / Fungi
C. / Plantae
D. / Protista
20. / What do the members of the Protista kingdom have in common with the members of the Plant, Animal, and Fungi kingdoms?
A. / A root system
B. / A backbone
C. / A cell wall
D. / A true nucleus
21. / According to the Linnaean classification system, which of the following is in the same kingdom as the organism in the box?
A. / Palm trees
B. / Monkeys
C. / Mold
D. / Bacteria
22. / Plants A and B are classified as members of the same species. Plants C and D are classified in the same genus as A and B, but not the same species as A and B. According to this information, which statement is correct?
A. / Plants A and B belong to a different kingdom than plants C and D.
B. / Plant A has many characteristics in common with plant B.
C. / Plant C cannot be the same species as plant D.
D. / Plants A, B, C, and D must all belong to different phyla.
23. / Organism X appeared on Earth much earlier than organism Y. Many scientists believe that organism X appeared between 3 and 4 billion years ago. Organism Y appeared approximately 1 billion years ago.
Which row on the chart most likely describes organisms X and Y?
A. / Row 1
B. / Row 2
C. / Row 3
D. / Row 4
24. / Many protists are single-celled organisms, as are all bacteria. However, protists and bacteria are in different biological kingdoms. Which of the following comparisons of protists and bacteria is NOT true?
A. / Both protists and bacteria can be motile.
B. / Both protists and bacteria are microorganisms.
C. / Protists are eukaryotes, while bacteria and prokaryotes.
D. / Protists may be photosynthetic, but bacteria cannot be photosynthetic.
25. / Which classification system contains the greatest number of different types of organisms?
A. / Kingdom
B. / Species
C. / Phylum
D. / Genus