Name_______________________________________________
Period _______________
MATCHING
**Column A contains vocabulary words. Match these words to their definitions in Column B.** (3 points each)
Column A
Column B
_____
1.
Classification
a. The science of classifying LIVING things.
_____
2.
Ecosystem
b. The process of organizing things into groups.
_____
3.
Taxonomy
c. A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a certain area.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_____
4.
Dichotomous keys
d. An immature bug.
_____
5.
Aquarium
e. The natural environment of an organism.
_____
6.
Habitat
f. A guide to identifying things on the basis of physical characteristics.
_____
7.
Nymph
g. An artificial water habitat.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
**Write the letter of the best answer on the line.** (4 points each)
_____ 8. This person is the scientist who developed our basic system of classifying organisms.
a. Albert Einstein
b. Carl LInneaus
c. Robert Leonard
d. Carl Sagan
_____ 9. When scientists name living organisms, they use binomial nomenclature , which means each living thing has ___ names.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. 1
_____ 10. The scientific name for every living organism has two parts, the ___________ and ___________ of the organism
(ex. Canis familiaris).
a. genus, species
b. kingdom, phylum
c. phylum, class
d. kingdom, species
_____ 11. Animals WITH backbones are called _______________.
a. invertebrates
b. populations
c. bugs
d. vertebrates
_____ 12. Animals WITHOUT backbones are called _______________.
a. invertebrates
b. populations
c. bugs
d. vertebrates
_____ 13. The scientific label for something that is LIVING is _________________.
a. biotic
b. abiotic
c. population
d. community
_____ 14. The scientific label for something that is NONLIVING is _________________.
a. biotic
b. abiotic
c. population
d. community
D
SHORT ANSWER
**Please answer the following questions.** (6 points each)
15. What are 3 things that living organisms need to survive?
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
16. What are 3 characteristics of a bug?
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
17. What are the 5 kingdoms? (the first letter of each is given)
1. P _________________
4. P _________________
2. A _________________
5. F _________________
3. M _________________
18. What are the 5 classes of vertebrates? (the first letter of each is given)
1. F _________________
4. M _________________
2. A _________________
5. R _________________
3. B _________________
BONUS ESSAY
**Please answer the following question in a well written paragraph..** (9 points)
Define AND explain the difference between a population, a community, and an ecosystem.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
D