Taxonomy Test Review

Organisms are classified based on shared physical characteristics ONLY

• True

• False

The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more related they are and they have many shared characteristics.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Protists are prokaryotic single-celled organisms that live everywhere.

• True

• False

What is the binomial nomenclature?

• A two-word naming system for classifying organisms

• Two ways of numbering animals using a dual-digit system

• A two-group system designed to classify organisms based on shared characteristics

• Two types of molecules involved in the biological classification of organisms

Which of the following scientific names is written CORRECTLY?

• Orcinus orca

• vulpes vulpes

• Ursus arctos

• Acer Saccharum

Organisms A and O share an order, while organisms A and P share a phylum. Which TWO organisms are more closely related?

• A and O

• A and P

• O and P

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is NOT correct about the kingdom animalia?

• They are multicellular.

• They reproduce sexually.

• They can produce their own food.

• They are eukaryotic.

What is the primary difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

• Presence of absence of a nucleus

• Shape and size of the cell

• Type of genetic material

• Nutritional mode

Which of the following organism classification means “jointed foot?”

• Arthropod

• Cephalopod

• Pseudopod

• Decopod

Which kingdom has heterotrophic organisms with cell walls made of cellulose?

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Protista

• Plantae