Taxonomy And Classification

Question 1

“Two name” name system used to assign names to organisms

Answer 1

Binomial nomenclature

Question 2

A tool used to identify unknown organisms

Answer 2

Dichotomous key

Question 3

Name 6 kingdoms in biological classification

Answer 3

Plants, animals, protists, fungi, archaebacteria and eubacteria

Question 4

Which 2 kingdoms have prokaryotic cells

Answer 4

Archaebacteria and eubacteria

Question 5

Cells that have no nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

Answer 5

Prokaryotic cells

Question 6

Cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Answer 6

Eukaryotic cells

Question 7

An organism which must eat other organisms for food

Answer 7

Heterotroph

Question 8

An organism which can make its own food from an energy sources (such as the sun)

Answer 8

Autotroph

Question 9

This kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophs that can move

Answer 9

Animalia

Question 10

This kingdom contains multicellular, autotrophs with cells walls made of cellulose

Answer 10

Plantae

Question 11

This kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophs with cells walls made of chitin

Answer 11

Fungi

Question 12

This kingdom contains mostly unicellular, eukaryotes which live in aquatic environments

Answer 12

Protists

Question 13

This kingdom contains unicellular, prokaryotic organisms which live in harsh environments. These are considered the most ancient organisms on earth

Answer 13

Archaebacteria

Question 14

This kingdom contains unicellular, prokaryotic organisms which live in almost every environment on earth

Answer 14

Eubacteria

Question 15

The study of classifying organisms

Answer 15

Taxonomy

Question 16

The scientist who developed the modern system of classification

Answer 16

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 17

The seven “levels of classification” in order from least specific to most specific

Answer 17

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 18

The largest grouping in the classification of life

Answer 18

Kingdom

Question 19

A group of related classes would be a __ (level of classification)

Answer 19

Phylum

Question 20

A group of related orders would be a __ (level of classification)

Answer 20

Class

Question 21

A group of related families would be a __ (level of classification)

Answer 21

Order

Question 22

Two organisms in the same order, would also be in the same _ _ _

Answer 22

Kingdom, phylum and class

Question 23

Two organisms in the same family, would be in different _ _

Answer 23

Genus and species

Question 24

The first word in a two-part scientific name (a level of classification)

Answer 24

Genus

Question 25

The second word in a two-part scientific name (a level of classification)

Answer 25

Species

Question 26

In the scientific name of Felis domesticus, Felis is the

Answer 26

Genus

Question 27

In the scientific name Canis familiaris, familiaris is the

Answer 27

Species