Choose the kingdom or kingdoms described by each of the following statements. Some choices may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

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
 
 

2.  A classification scheme is shown at the right.

This classification scheme indicates that the house cat is most closely related to the 
1.  dolphin  2.  songbird  3.  lynx
4.  wolf

 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 
 
7. Plants A and B are classified as members of the same species. Plants C and D
    are classified in the same genus as A and B, but not the same species as A and B.
    According to this information, which statement is correct?
    1. Plant A has many characteristics in common with plant B.
    2. Plants A and B belong to a different kingdom than plants C and D.
    3. Plant C cannot be the same species as plant D.
    4. Plants A, B, C, and D must all belong to different phyla.

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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Now hopefully some correct answers!

1. A

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