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A #science quiz to check understanding of #classification for #grade7
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1
Hippocampus hudsonius
is the scientific name, for a seahorse, which is the genus name?
Sea
hudsonius
Hippocampus
Horse
2
Euglena
is a member of the kingdom....
Animalia.
Plantae.
Fungi.
Protista.
3
What can you find by working through a dichotomous key?
how many birds migrate south for winter
when a species first appeared on Earth
how long slime mold can live
the identity of an organism
4
Members of
Animalia
depend on bacteria and fungi because....
they use sunlight to produce sugar.
they perform photosynthesis.
they recycle nutrients from dead organisms.
they are useful for animal habitats.
5
What is the name for an Asian elephant?
Elephas maximus
Elephas rex
Elephas biggus
Elephas asian
6
Which of the following is the correct order for the 7 levels of classification?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Species, Genus
7
When a scientific name is not italicized, both parts of the name must be
underlined
bolded
written in all lower case
capitalized
8
What characteristic do the brown bear, platypus, and lion all share?
Teeth and omnivorous lifestyle
Hair and retractable claws
Hair and Mammary Glands
Backbones and give birth to live young
9
For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belong to these two groups.
living and nonliving
animals and plants
animals and flowers
microscopic and nonmicroscopic
10
Organisms that move on own and have specialized organs to respond to the environment are
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
11
Which of the following is not classified by a biologist?
Living Things
Plants
Extinct Things
Rocks
12
A stalk of corn is a member of the kingdom
Plants
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
13
What would scientists do if an organism doesn't fit in any of the existing kingdoms?
pretend they never found it
change the organism so it fits
create a new kingdom for it
destroy the new organism
14
The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is....
taxonomy
life science
classification
organization
15
Carolus Linneaus is known for....
discovering retractable claws.
founding the science of taxonomy.
identifying the characteristics of rare species.
discovering T. rex.
16
What do we call simple, multicellular living things?
Students
Eubacteria
Bacteria
Protists
17
Today, what system based on shared characteristics is used to classify organisms?
Google
Seven-level system
Notes and photos
Drawings and photos
18
The scientific name for the house cat is
Felis domesticus
. What is its species name?
house cat
Felis
feline
domesticus
19
An example of a simple animal is....
a fern.
an insect.
a mold.
a sponge.
20
The scientific name of an organism comes from its....
kingdom and phylum.
class and genus.
kingdom, phylum, and class.
genus and species.
