Taxonomy Test

Question 1

Name of the six kingdoms in biological classification

Answer 1

Archaebacteria 
Eubacteria 
Protista 
Fungi
Plantae 
Animalia

Question 2

Which two kingdoms have prokaryotic cells

Answer 2

Eubacteria

Archaebacteria

Question 3

Cells that have no nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

Answer 3

Prokaryotes

Question 4

Cells that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelle

Answer 4

Eukaryotes

Question 5

An organism which must eat other organisms for food

Answer 5

Heterotrophs

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Autotrophs

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 cells made of chitin

Answer 9

Fungi

Question 10

This kingdom contains mostly unicellular eukaryotes which live in aquatic environments

Answer 10

Protista

Question 11

This kingdom contains unicellular prokaryotic organisms which live in harsh environment 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 and classification of life

Answer 16

Kingdom

Question 17

A group related to classes would be a

Answer 17

Phylum

Question 18

A grouping of related orders would be a

Answer 18

Class

Question 19

A group related to 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

species

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Binomial nomenclature

Question 23

The tool used to identify unknown organisms

Answer 23

Dichotomous key

Question 24

The first word in a two-part scientific name

Answer 24

Genus

Question 25

The second word in a two-part scientific name

Answer 25

Species

Question 26

In the scientific name, felis domesticus, felis is the

Answer 26

Genus

Question 27

In the scientific name canis familiaris, familiaris is the

Answer 27

Species