Name: _____________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________________________
Pretest Ch 17: Classification
Vocab. Match the term on the left with the definition on the right.
1. _____ The two parts that make up
2. _____
modern names in classification
3. _____ A drawing that show relationships
based on features
4. _____ Domain to which we belong
5. _____ Highest level of organization, one that
is most general, includes most
organisms
6. _____ a trait that evolved only in a specific
group, e.g. hair for mammals
7. _____ Term for a scientific name of an
organism, that contains two parts
8. _____ Kingdom to which we belong
9. _____ For plants kingdoms are divided into
A. Animalia
B. Archaea
C. Bacteria
D. binomial nomenclature
E. cladogram
F. derived character
G. division
H. domain
I. Eukarya
J. genus
K. kingdom
L. phylogenetics
M. phylum
N. shared character
O. species
P. taxon
Q. taxonomy
10. _____ Domain for the oldest life forms on Earth; perform chemosynthesis
11. _____ Classifying organisms based on their evolutionary relationships
12. _____ General term for any group into which an organism is classified
13. _____ The subgroup of a Kingdom, what a kingdom is broken down into
14. _____ Study of how living things are named and classified
15. _____ Domain to which prokaryotes belong
16. _____ A trait which all members of a group have in common
17. _____ the three domains of living things have 6 sub groups called
Name each group for humans:
18. Domain: __________________________
19. Kingdom: ___________________________
20. Phylum: __________________________
21. Class: ___________________________
22. Order: __________________________
23. Family: ___________________________
24. Genus: __________________________
25. Species: ___________________________
Diagram. Use the diagram to answer the following True or False questions. Correct
the false ones by changing the underlined word.
26. ________ Dogs belong to the order Felidae.
27. ________ A fox belongs to the Arthropoda.
28. ________ Snakes belong to the phylum Reptilia.
29. ________ Lions belong to the class Mammalia.
30. ________ All Arthropods belong to the Class Insecta.
31. ________ All rodents belong to phylum Chordata.
32. ________ All amphibians belong to class Reptilia.
33. ________ All primates are mammals.
34. ________ The class mammalia includes dogs, cats and rats.
35. ________ A cougar belongs in species Felis.
36. ________ All mammals are primates.
37. ________ Insects and lobsters are arthropods.
In each pair, circle the two that are most closely related.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
snakes & crocodiles
rats and cats
insects and lobsters
lions and tigers
foxes and rats
cats and dogs
snakes and frogs
cats and dogs
insects and birds
lions and cougars
foxes and dogs
cats and lions
To the right is a phylogenetic tree. Use it to answer
the following questions:
44. _________________________ the first organism to
evolve from the common ancestor
45. _________________________ most closely related to
humans.
46. _________________________ most closely related to
squirrel monkeys
47. _________________________ was next to evolve after
lemurs
Fill in the chart below, using the words below the chart
Kingdom:
Type of cell
Cell surface
# cells
Archaebacteria
Gets food
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Type of cell: eukaryotic or prokaryotic
Cell surface: cell wall, cell membrane, or both
# cells: 1 or more than 1
Gets food: autotrophic & chemosynthesis, autotrophic & photosynthesis,
heterotrophic
Answer Key__
Name: __
Period: _____ Date: __________________________
Pretest Ch 17: Classification
Vocab. Match the term on the left with the definition on the right.
O__ The two parts that make up
2. __J__
modern names in classification
1. __
E__ A drawing that show relationships
3. __
I
based on features
4. __ __ Domain to which we belong
H__ Highest level of organization, one that
5. __
is most general, includes most
organisms
F__ a trait that evolved only in a specific
6. __
group, e.g. hair for mammals
D__ Term for a scientific name of an
7. __
organism, that contains two parts
A__ Kingdom to which we belong
8. __
G__ For plants kingdoms are divided into
9. __
A. Animalia
B. Archaea
C. Bacteria
D. binomial nomenclature
E. cladogram
F. derived character
G. division
H. domain
I. Eukarya
J. genus
K. kingdom
L. phylogenetics
M. phylum
N. shared character
O. species
P. taxon
Q. taxonomy
B__ Domain for the oldest life forms on Earth; perform chemosynthesis
10. __
L__ Classifying organisms based on their evolutionary relationships
11. __
P__ General term for any group into which an organism is classified
12. __
M__ The subgroup of a Kingdom, what a kingdom is broken down into
13. __
Q__ Study of how living things are named and classified
14. __
C__ Domain to which prokaryotes belong
15. __
N__ A trait which all members of a group have in common
16. __
K__ the three domains of living things have 6 sub groups called
17. __
Name each group for humans:
Eukarya__
18. Domain: __
Chordata___
20. Phylum: ___
Animalia__
19. Kingdom: __
21. Class: __
Mammalia__
Primata__
23. Family: __
Homo___
25. Species: __
22. Order: __
24. Genus: _
Hominidae__
sapiens_
Diagram. Use the diagram to answer the following True or False questions. Correct
the false ones by changing the underlined word.
F____ Dogs belong to the order Felidae. Carnivora
26. ___
F___ A fox belongs to the Arthropoda. Chordata
27. ____
F___ Snakes belong to the phylum Reptilia. Class
28. ____
T___ Lions belong to the class Mammalia.
29. ____
F___ All Arthropods belong to the Class Insecta. Switch
30. ____
them…all insects belong to class arthropoda
T___ All rodents belong to phylum Chordata.
31. ____
F___ All amphibians belong to class Reptilia. Amphibia
32. ____
T____ All primates are mammals.
33. ___
T____ The class mammalia includes dogs, cats and rats.
34. ___
F___ A cougar belongs in species Felis.
35. ____
Genus
F___ All mammals are primates. Monkeys
36. ____
T___ Insects and lobsters are arthropods.
37. _____
In each pair, circle the two that are most closely related.
38.
snakes & crocodiles
snakes and frogs
39. rats and cats
cats and dogs
insects and lobsters
41. lions and tigers
insects and birds
42. foxes and rats
foxes and dogs
cats and lions
40.
43. cats and dogs
lions and cougars
To the right is a phylogenetic tree. Use it to answer
the following questions:
44. __
tarsier__ the first organism to
evolve from the common ancestor
colobus monkey__ most closely
45. _
related to humans.
colobus monkey __ most closely
46. __
related to squirrel monkeys
squirrel monkey __ was next to
47. _
evolve after lemurs
Fill in the chart below, using the words below the chart
Kingdom:
Type of cell
Cell surface
# cells
Archaebacteria prokaryotic
both
1
prokaryotic
both
1
Protista
eukaryotic
both*
1*
Fungi
eukaryotic membrane more
than
1
eukaryotic
both
more
than
1
eukaryotic membrane more
than
1
Eubacteria
Plantae
Animalia
Gets food
autotrophic &
chemosynthesis
autotrophic &
chemosynthesis,
autotrophic &
photosynthesis,
autotrophic &
photosynthesis,
heterotrophic
heterotrophic
autotrophic &
photosynthesis
heterotrophic
Type of cell: eukaryotic or prokaryotic
Cell surface: cell wall, cell membrane, or both
# cells: 1 or more than 1
Gets food: autotrophic & chemosynthesis, autotrophic & photosynthesis,
heterotrophic