NAME ______
CLASSIFICATION TEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left of the question.
Which of the original 5 kingdoms was divided in two to make the Eubacteria and Archaebacteria groups used today?
A. Protista
B. Monera
C. Eukarya
D. Thermophilia
Which domain includes organisms from more than one kingdom?
A. Prokarya
B. Eukarya
C. Archaea
The branch of biology that specializes in naming and classifying organisms is ______.
A. taxonomy
B. Biology
C. botany
D. phylogeny
The scientific name for this animal is written:
A. Panthera leo
B. Panthera leo
C. Panthera Leo
D. panthera Leo
To which GENUS do lions belong?
A. Panthera
B. leo
C. Animalia
D. Eukarya
To which SPECIES do lions belong?
A. Panthera
B. leo
C. Animalia
D. Eukarya
The taxonomic level that is LARGER than kingdom is ______.
A. phylum
B. class
C. domain
D. genus
Tell the scientist who came up with the system of classifying that includes grouping organisms in taxonomic levels and giving each a TWO PART scientific name.
A. Aristotle
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Nicholas Flamel
This diagram that shows evolutionary relationships is
called a ______.
A. molecular clock
B. domain graph
C. taxon
D. cladogram
The characteristics used to group organisms in the diagram above (like jaws, lungs, claws or nails, fur, and feathers) are called ______.
A. taxonomic features
B. molecular clocks
C. derived characters
The method of comparing the DNA sequences of organisms to estimate how long ago they have been separated is called a ______.
A. molecular clock
B. cladogram
C. phylogeny clock
D. dichotomous key
Organisms are grouped into DOMAINS based on their ______sequences.
A. DNA
B. ribosomal RNA
C. myosin
D. mitochondria
Name the classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.
A. phylogeny
B. dichotomous naming
C. binomial nomenclature
The Greek philosopher and teacher who first classified organisms into two groups (plants and animals) was
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Aristotle
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Camillo Golgi
MATCH THE MOLECULE WITH THE CORRECT KINGDOM WHERE IT IS FOUND
______EubacteriaA. CHITIN
______Plants and ProtistsB. PEPTIDOGLYCAN
______FungiC. CELLULOSE
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MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION.
______Organisms that can make their own food A. HALOPHILES
______Organisms whose cells which have a nucleus and organelles B. THERMOPHILES
surrounded by membranes
C. PROKARYOTES
______Organisms whose cells have NO NUCLEI
D. HETEROTROPHS
______Organisms that get their food energy by consuming
other organismsE. AUTOTROPHS
______Organisms that “like” to live in hot environments like F. EUKARYOTES
volcano vents and hot springs
______Organisms that “like” to live in salty environments
USE THE DICHOTOMOUS KEY TO DETERMINE THE OFFICIAL GENUS NAMES OF THE ORGANISMS SHOWN
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BONUS ?:
Tell a language used to write scientific names. ______
Tell a place in SOUTH DAKOTA where you might find Archaebacteria living.
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MATCHING: Match the Kingdom with its description.
______eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cell walls contain chitinA. EUBACTERIA
B. ARCHAEBACTERIA
______prokaryotes whose cell walls contain peptidoglycanC. PROTISTA
D. PLANTAE
______multicellular autotrophs with chloroplasts whose cell E. FUNGI
walls contain celluloseF. ANIMALIA
______prokaryotes whose cell walls DON’T HAVE peptidoglycan
______heterotrophic multicellular eukaryotes without cell walls
or chloroplasts
______eukaryotic group that include any organisms that aren’t
plants, animals, or fungi
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SHORT ANSWER:
Write the scientific name for humans? ______
(Remember the rules for writing a scientific name)
NAME THE 7 TAXONOMIC LEVELS IN LINNAEUS’S CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN ORDER FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST:
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MATCH THE ORGANISMS WITH THEIR DOMAIN.
You can use them more than once
ARCHAEABACTERIA EUKARYA
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