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Unit 2: Classification
Unit 2: Classification
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1
Which domain contains the plant and animal kingdoms?
prokarya
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
2
The scientific names of organisms are never changed, except in rare circumstances.
False
True
3
Which scientist is known as the father of taxonomy?
Linneaus
Ray
Mr. Menich
Aristotle
4
What does the term heterotroph mean?
organisms that can make their own food
organisms that are made up of one cell
organisms that cannot make their own food
organisms that are made up of multiple cells
5
Which of the following is true about animals?
Animals are eukaryotes
Animals are unicellular
Animals are autotrophic
Animal cells do not contain nucleic acids
6
What comes after phylum in the levels of classification?
kingdom
family
class
order
7
Which kingdom contains organisms whose cell wall contains cellulose?
fungi
plants
animals
bacteria
8
Which scientist decided to first use a common language (Latin) to name the plants he studied?
Aristotle
Darwin
Ray
Linnaeus
9
Which kingdom contains organisms with a complex organ system?
fungi
protists
animals
plants
10
Animals are autotrophic.
False
True
11
An organism's scientific name consists of:
genus and species
domain and kingdom
family and order
species and class
12
Which domain contains organisms whose cell wall contains peptidoglycan?
fungi
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
13
The scientific study of how organisms are classified and named is
Taxonomy
classification
binomial nomenclature
similarities
14
Organisms belonging to which kingdom are mostly all autotrophs?
animals
protists
fungi
plants
15
Which domain of life is referred to as the extremophiles?
plants
eukarya
archaea
bacteria
16
What is a eukaryote?
organisms whose cells have a chloroplast
organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus
organisms whose cells do not have a chloroplast
organisms whose cells have a nucleus
17
Which of the following terms BEST describes a green plant?
unicellular autotrophs
unicellular heterotrophs
multicellular autotrophs
multicellular heterotrophs
18
Which of the following is NOT a domain of life?
prokarya
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
19
Which of the following is associated with the decomposition of dead organisms?
bacteria
archaea
animals
fungi
20
What is the most specific classification of life?
species
order
domain
genus
21
What can be used to identify an unfamiliar organism?
taxonomy
binomial nomenclature
dichotomous key
classification
22
What is the broadest level of classification?
domain
kingdom
genus
species
23
Which scientist first classified organisms into just 2 categories: plants and animals?
Linneaus
Ray
Aristotle
Darwin
24
If 2 organisms mate and the offspring are infertile, those 2 organisms are NOT the same species
True
False
25
If 2 organisms are members of the same order, they must also be members of the same:
class
genus
family
species
26
The scientific name of an organism is called
classification
binomial nomenclature
taxonomy
organizing
27
Scientific names are in what language?
English
Latin
Italian
Spanish
28
What is the genus of the Ursus arctos?
Ursus
arctos
Ursus arctos
none of these choices
29
Which of the following is NOT true about bacteria?
bacteria have a cell nucleus
bacteria are unicellular
bacteria can be autotrophic or heterotrophic
bacteria are prokaryotes
30
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
homeostasis
genetic material
made of cells
has a nucleus