Taxonomy And Classification Review

Question 1

Name the 6 kingdoms in biological classification

Answer 1

Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

Question 2

Which 2 kingdoms have prokaryotic cells?

Answer 2

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

Question 3

Cells that have no nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

Answer 3

Prokaryotic cells

Question 4

Cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Answer 4

Eukaryotic cells

Question 5

An organism which must eat other organisms for food

Answer 5

Heterotroph

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Autotrophic

Question 7

This kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophs, that can move

Answer 7

Animalia

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Plantae

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Fungi

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Protists

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Archaebacteria

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Eubacteria

Question 13

The study of classifying organisms

Answer 13

Taxonomy

Question 14

The scientist who developed the modern system of classification

Answer 14

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 15

The seven “Levels of Classification” in order from least specific to most specific

Answer 15

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 16

The largest grouping in the classification of life

Answer 16

Kingdom

Question 17

A group of related classes would be a _________

Answer 17

Phylum

Question 18

A group of related orders would be a ________

Answer 18

Class

Question 19

A group of related families would be a ______

Answer 19

Order

Question 20

Two organisms in the same Order, would also be in the Same ……..

Answer 20

Kingdom, Phylum, Class

Question 21

Two organisms in the same Family, would be in Different…..

Answer 21

Genus and Species

Question 22

“Two-Name” naming system used to assign names to organisms

Answer 22

Binomial Nomenclature

Question 23

A tool used to identify unknown organisms

Answer 23

Dichotomous key

Question 24

The first word in a two-part scientific name (it is one of the levels of classification)

Answer 24

Genus

Question 25

The second word in a two-part scientific name (it is one of the levels of classification)

Answer 25

Species

Question 26

In the scientific name Felis domesticus, Felis is the _______(level of classification)

Answer 26

Genus

Question 27

In the scientific name Camus familiaris, familiaris is the_______(level of Classification)

Answer 27

Species