Identify
the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1. ____
The science of classifying living things is called
a.
identification. b.
classification. c.
taxonomy. d. speciation.
2. ____ A
system that ranks categories from the broadest to the most specific is a:
a.
hierarchy b. homologous
structure c.
nomenclature d. kingdom
3. ____
Identifying organisms by their genus and species names is called
a. binomial
nomenclature c.
ancestral nomenclature
b. one-name
naming
d. trinomial nomenclature
4. ____
In the scientific name Homo sapiens,
sapiens is the name of the
a.
division b.
genus c.
kingdom d. species
5. ____
The domain Eukarya is composed of all
a.
prokaryotes b.
animals
c. eukaryotes
d. archaebacteria
6. ____
The largest taxon is a
a.
family b. species
c. kingdom d. phylum
7. ____
The smallest taxon is a
a.
kingdom b.
species c.
family d. genus
8. ____
The two-name system of classifying organisms was developed by
a. Charles
Darwin b. Thomas
Edison c.
Aristotle d. Carolus Linnaeus
9. ____
The kingdom that includes prokaryotes is
a.
Archaebacteria b.
Fungi c. Protista d.
Plantae
10. ____
In the scientific name: Acer rubrum,
Acer is the name of the
a.
species b.
genus c.
family d.
kingdom
11. ____
The species identifier denoting the species of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens, is
a.
leopard b. frog c. Rana d. pipiens
12. ____
The main criterion used by Linnaeus to classify organisms is their
a.
phylogeny b.
taxonomy c.
morphology d. habitat
13. ____
The evolutionary history of an organism is its
a.
phylogeny b.
morphology c. habitat d.
classification
14. ____
The two kingdoms that are made up of prokaryotes are
a. Protista and
Archaebacteria
c. Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
b. Eubacteria and
Fungi
d. Fungi and Protista
15. ____ An ancestry diagram made by grouping
organisms according to their shared
derived characteristics is called a:
a. phylogenic
tree b. taxonomic
category c. phylum d. family
tree
16. ____
Archaebacteria can be distinguished from eubacteria because of differences in
their
a. cell
walls b. plasma membranes
c. gene architecture (rRNA) d. All of the above
17. ____ Nearly all single-celled eukaryotes that are
either heterotrophs or photosynthetic
belong to the kingdom:
a.
Animalia b.
Fungi c.
Plantae d. Protista
18. ____ Most multicellular, nucleated autotrophs that
carry on photosynthesis
belong to the kingdom
a. Animalia
b. Fungi c.
Eubacteria d.
Plantae
19. ____ Multicellular, nucleated heterotrophs that
live on dead or decaying matter
belong to the kingdom
a. Animalia
b. Eubacteria c.
Fungi d. Plantae
20. ____
Linnaeus put similar orders into a larger group called the
a.
class b.
family c.
genus d. division
21. ____
Classes with similar characteristics are grouped into the same
a.
kingdom b.
phylum
c.
species
d. order
22. ____
Today, Scientific names are written in what language?
a.
English
b.
Greek
c. Latin
d.
French
23. ____
Two organisms in the same class but different orders will
a. be in different
kingdoms
c have the same genus name
b. be in the same
phylum
d. be members of the same species
24. ____
The correct order of the biological hierarchy from kingdom to species is
a. kingdom, class, family, order,
phylum, genus, species
b. kingdom, order, class, family,
phylum, genus, species
c. kingdom, class, phylum, family,
order, genus, species
d. kingdom, phylum, class, order,
family, genus, species
25. ____
Taxonomy is defined as the science of
a. classifying plants according to
their uses in agricultural experiments.
b. studying ribosomal RNA
sequencing techniques.
c. grouping organisms according to
their characteristics and evolutionary history.
d. studying reproductive mechanisms
and gene flow.