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Taxonomy Quiz 3-22

Quiz by Kristin Bullwinkle

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  • Q1
    Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
    organisms that share a family
    organisms that share a domain
    organisms that share a genus
    organisms that share a species
    30s
  • Q2
    The scientific name for an organism is made from the
    class and family
    kingdom and phylum
    genus and species
    domain and kingdom
    30s
  • Q3
    The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
    Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
    Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
    Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
    Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
    30s
  • Q4
    Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
    dichotomous key
    binomial key
    binomial nomenclature
    2 scientific names
    30s
  • Q5
    Cells that do not have a nucleus are called....
    unicellular
    eukaryote
    prokaryote
    multicellular
    30s
  • Q6
    Cells that do have a nucleus
    eukaryote
    unicellular
    prokaryote
    multicellular
    30s
  • Q7
    Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
    class
    phylum
    family
    species
    30s
  • Q8
    Fill-in-the-blank: Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
    Family
    Species
    Class
    Order
    30s
  • Q9
    Which organisms are closely related?
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    american badger and leopard
    european otter and leopard
    coyote and american badger
    coyote and gray wolf
    30s
  • Q10
    Mosquito belongs to which kingdom?
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    Fungi
    Protista
    Plantae
    Animalia
    30s
  • Q11
    Organisms in this SMALLEST taxonomic group share many characteristics
    class
    domain
    kingdom
    species
    30s
  • Q12
    Which organisms are most closely related?
    Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
    Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) & Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
    Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
    Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)
    30s
  • Q13
    The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
    Chemistry
    Biology
    Geology
    Taxonomy
    30s
  • Q14
    An organism made up of more than one cell (many cells) would be called:
    multicellular
    heterotroph
    autotroph
    unicellular
    30s
  • Q15
    An example of an unicellular organism would be:
    monkey
    bacteria
    spider
    human
    30s

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