Classification Test Review

Question 1

A system that gives each species a 2 part scientific name using Latin words

Answer 1

Binomial nomenclature

Question 2

A universal name for scientists to identify organisms by

Answer 2

Scientific name

Question 3

An evolutionary tree that proposes how species may be related to each other through common ancestor

Answer 3

Cladogram

Question 4

The evolutionary history for a group of species

Answer 4

Phylogeny

Question 5

A group of organisms in a classification system

Answer 5

Taxon

Question 6

Who was Carolus Linnaeus and why is he significant to taxonomy?

Answer 6

A Swedish scientist who made a system that standardized the way organisms are classified and named.

Question 7

The first word of a scientific name is the…..

Answer 7

Genus

Question 8

The second part of a scientific name is the …….

Answer 8

Species

Question 9

From what language are most scientific names derived?

Answer 9

Latin

Question 10

In a scientific name which taxon is capitalized?

Answer 10

Genus

Question 11

In a scientific name which taxon is lowercase?

Answer 11

Species

Question 12

True or False, a scientific name should be italicized.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

List the seven Linnaean taxa from most to least inclusive.

Answer 13

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 14

Many phyla make up a …..

Answer 14

Kingdom

Question 15

From which taxon are families divided?

Answer 15

Order

Question 16

Name the three domains.

Answer 16

Eukarya, archaea, and eubacteria

Question 17

Generally, what is the difference between members of D. Archaea and D. Bacteria?

Answer 17

The chemical makeup of their cell walls are different. Eubacteria have peptidoglycan in then while Archaea don’t.

Question 18

True or false, Amino acid sequencing and genomic analysis may show common ancestry.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Unicellular prokaryotes with no peptidoglycan in cell walls; live in extreme environments.

Answer 19

Archaea Bacteria

Question 20

Give Examples of Archaea Bacteria.

Answer 20

Halophiles, methanogens, thermoacidophiles

Question 21

Unicellular prokaryotes with peptidoglycan in cell walls; may cause disease or are photosynthetic

Answer 21

Eubacteria

Question 22

Give examples of Eubacteria.

Answer 22

Cyanobacteria, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus

Question 23

Unicellular or multicellular eukaryotes; heterotrophic or autotrophic; very diverse

Answer 23

Protista

Question 24

Give examples of Protista.

Answer 24

Algae, amoeba, euglena, paramecium

Question 25

Eukaryotic mostly multicellular; heterotrophic decomposers

Answer 25

Fungi

Question 26

Give examples of fungi.

Answer 26

Fungi and yeast

Question 27

Multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs that cannot move

Answer 27

Plantae

Question 28

Give examples of Plantae.

Answer 28

Grass, oak trees, flowering plants, conifers, moss

Question 29

Multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs that are able to move

Answer 29

Animalia

Question 30

Give examples of Animalia.

Answer 30

Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects

Question 31

The science of naming and classifying organisms

Answer 31

Taxonomy