Taxonomy Quiz

1. Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
dog & tapeworm
tapeworm & bacteria
mushroom & tree
ameba & bacteria

2. Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
mutlicellular & heterotrophic
multicellular & autotrophic
unicellular & autotrophic
unicellular & autotrophic

3. Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
class
order
phylum
family

4. A scientific name contains information about its:
family & species
genus & species
phylum & order
class & family

5. What do plants and animals have in common?
both are heterotrophic
both are autotrophic
both are prokaryotic
both are eukaryotic

6. The current classification system was devised by:
Aristotle
Plato
Linneaus
Darwin

7. Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
division
subspecies
class
subkingdom

8. If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same:
class
species
family
kingdom

9. Which kingdom contains "extremophiles"?
eubacteria
archaebacteria
fungi
protista

10. A dichotomous key is used to:
locate an organism
identify an organism
divide a kingdom
interbreed species

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