Plant (P)
Fungi (F)
Animal (A)
Monera (M)
Protist (Pr)
Archaebacteria (Arch)
1. Cats, dogs, and sponges are in this kingdom.
2. Ameba, paramecium, and the euglena are in this kingdom.
3. Blue-green algae and bacteria are representatives of this kingdom.
4. Multicellular organisms which can NOT make their own food. (2 answers
here)
5. Mushrooms and molds are examples.
6. Unicellular organisms with the nuclei NOT in a distinct nuclear membrane.
7. Unicellular organisms with the nucleus in a distinct nuclear membrane.
8. These are multicellular photosynthetic organisms.
9. Have branched filaments and no chlorophyll. These nonphotosynthetic
organisms
are multicellular.
10. Mosses are in this kingdom.
11. This is the Kingdom which is most newly recognized, consisting of
single celled organisms
that often live in extreme environments.
Answer each of the following short answer questions.
12. List the two parts of a scientific name. (ex. Homo sapiens)
13. This language is used for making scientific names of organisms.
14. This is the two name system used for naming organisms.
15. This is the fundamental unit of classification/taxonomy.
16. This scientist devised the current scientific method of naming organisms.
17. True or False .... Our current system of organism classification
uses evolutionary,
structural, embryological, and biochemical
relationships to classify organisms.
Multiple-Choice Section
Choose the response which best completes the following statements or
answers the
following questions.
1. The scientific name for the fruit fly is Drosophila melanogaster.
The word Drosophila
refers to the classification group known as
1. kingdom 2. genus 3. phylum
4. species
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2. A classification scheme is shown at the right. This classification scheme indicates that the house cat is most closely
related to the
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3. Organisms have several different organizational
levels. Using the chart below,
which sentence would best describe
A and B on the chart below.
| horse | tulip |
| cell | cell |
| heart | A |
| B | leaf vein |
1. A is a tissue and B is an organ system.
2. A is an organism and B is a tissue.
3. A is a tissue and B is an organism.
4. A is an organ and B is a tissue.
4. Which would best represent levels of organism organization
from the simplest
to the most complex organizational
level?
1. cells, tissues, organ systems, organs
2. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems
3. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
4. tissues, organism, organs, cells
5. Canus nipponicus refers
to a proposed scientific name for an imaginary organism. This proposed
scientific name indicates the 1. kingdom and phylum
2. genus and species 3. phylum and genus
4. kingdom and species
| 6. How should the organism shown in
the diagram be classified? 1. bacterium 2. moneran 3. fungus 4. protist |
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8. A scientist recently discovered a pond organism that is unicellular,
contains chloroplasts
and other membrane-bound organelles, and possesses
a flagellum. In which kingdom
is this organism classified? 1. monera
2. fungi 3. protista 4. plant
9. Members of a population of greysquirrels, Sciurus carolinensis ,
are classifed in the
same species because they
1. obtain their food in the same manner
2. produce enzymes by synthesis
3. can mate and produce fertile offsring
4. live in the same area
[Short Answer Question]
1. State the order of the classification/taxonomic hierarchy
from the most complex to the
simplest subdivision.
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2. Pr
3. M
4. F or A
5. F
6. M
7. Pr
8. P
9. F
10. P
11. Arch
12. genus + species
13. Latin
14. binomial nomenclature
15. species
16. Carolus Linnaeus
17. true
Multiple-Choice Section
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 3
5. 2
6. 4
7. 1
8. 3
9. 3