Ch. 17 Test Review

Which discipline of biology is concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying organisms?

• cladistics

• phylogeny

• systematics

• taxonomy

How many kingdoms do scientists use to classify Earth's organisms?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 6

Which is NOT classified as a living thing?

• virus

• bacteria

• giant kelp

• slime mold

Organisms that do not fit into other kingdoms.

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Have hyphae; have cell walls; cannot move; made of chitin

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

have cells organized into tissues and perform photosyntesis

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Which was part of Aristotle's primary biological classification system?

• Animals were grouped as red-blooded or bloodless.

• Each organism was given a two-part, scientific name.

• Organisms were grouped as animals, plants, or protists.

• Plants were classified and grouped into four major phyla.

What was the basis for Linnaeus' biological classification system?

• behavioral and morphological comparisons

• evolutionary relationships

• morphological and habitat comparisons

• relationships with humans

The binomial nomenclature system is based on which two taxa?

• class and genus

• family and species

• genus and species

• phylum and family

Which organism is classified in a division?

• giant kelp

• human

• jellyfish

• oak tree