Classification Test Study Guide-Bio I
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Period
1.
Date
In which language are most scientific names?
2. The most specific level of classification is
3. An organism that cannot make its own food is a(an):
4. The scientist who developed the binomial nomenclature classification system was:
5. The science of classification is:
6. Most bacteria are classified in which Kingdom?
7. What are the rules for writing a scientific name?
8. Which Kingdom would a human belong to?
9. Which Kingdom would a mushroom belong to?
10. List the Levels of Classification in order from broadest to most specific.
11. The scientific name for the white water lily is Nymphaea alba. What is the genus to which the plant
belongs:
12. In trying to identify a newly discovered organism, the following characteristics were noted: multicellular,
heterotrophic, and cell walls made of chitin. Into which organisms would this organism be placed?
13-17 Match the organisms below to the kingdom each belongs to:
13. E. coli
a. Animalia
14. Penecillium mold
b. Plantae
15. Cactus
c. Fungi
16. Amoeba
d. Protista
17. Starfish
e. Eubacteria
18. Which kingdom has prokaryotes that live in harsh environments?
19. If you know an organism has a cell wall made of cellulose and is a multicellular autotroph, to which kingdom
does this organism belong?
20. If you were told that an organism is unicellular, has a cell wall, chloroplasts and a nucleus, to which kingdom
does this organism belong?
21. A scientist found an organism that is unicellular, has no nucleus, and has peptidoglycan in its cell wall, to
which kingdom does this organism belong?
22. A scientist found an organism that is multicellular, heterotrophic, and digests externally, to which kingdom
does this organism belong?
23. A scientist found an organism that is multicellular and contains cellulose in its cell walls, to which kingdom
does this organism belong?
24. A scientist found an organism that is multicellular, heterotrophic, and digests internally, to which kingdom
does this organism belong?
25. Which kingdoms are NOT mostly multicellular?
26. Which kingdoms does NOT contain organisms with cell walls?
27-30: Use the table below to answer.
Classification of Four Organisms
Whale
Humpback
Spider
Corn
Shark
Whale
Monkey
Kingdom
Plantae
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum
Anthophyta
Chordata
Chordata
Chordata
Class
Monocotyledones
Chondrichthyes
Mammalia
Mammalia
Order
Commelinales
Squaliformes
Cetacea
Primates
Family
Poaceae
Rhincodontidae
Balaenopteridae
Atelidae
Genus
Zea
Rhincodon
Megaptera
Ateles
Species
Zea mays
Rhinacodon typus
Megaptera
Ateles
novaeangilae
paniscus
27. What is the scientific name for the whale shark?
28. Their common names indicate that whale sharks and humpback whales are closely related, what does the
table above tell you about how closely they are related?
29. Which two organisms listed in the table above are most closely related to each other?
30. Which level of classification shown in the table above indicates whether an organism is a mammal or not?
31-40: Determine the names of the organisms below by using the following key.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A- Has leg-like appendages
Go to 2
B- Has flipper-like appendages
Go to 8
A- Wheels found on legs
Go to 3
B- No wheels found on legs
Go to 5
A- Antenna found on head
Go to 4
B- No antenna found on head
Wheeled Hound
A- Has spines on back
Spiny Lizard
B- Has no spines on back
Land Dragon
A- Has hairy legs
Toed Creeper
B- Has hair-less legs
Go to 6
A- Horns found on the head
Go to 7
B- No horns found on the head
Large-eyed Octopus
A- Has one horn on the head
Horned Octopus
B- Has two horns on the head
Fanged Octopus
A- Has only two flippers
Sea Unicorn
B- Has more than two flippers
Go to 9
A- Tail is flipper-like
Sea Dragon
B- Tail is not flipper-like
Water Lizard
41. Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms
42. What are problems with using common names instead of scientific names?
43. Based on their names, you know that the baboons Papio annubis and Papio cynocephalus belong to the same
44. Why are viruses considered NOT to be alive?
45. The most general and largest category in the levels of classification is the
46. What do all organisms have in common?
47. All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are
48. Where might you find a sample of Archaebacteria living?
49. The use of a two-part scientific name for organisms is called
nomenclature.
50. What was your mneumonic device for remembering the seven levels of taxonomic classification?
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Using the diagram above to answer #5151. What is the shared characteristic between the
Perch & the Mouse?
52. What is the derived character between the
Lizard and the Pigeon?
53. Which organism is the outgroup?
54. Which organism is the Mouse more closely
related to?