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TAKE HOME EXAM 7A - CLASSIFICATION
PART 1 – Multiple Choice
1. In today’s classification system, 2 organisms would
be most closely related if they were classified in the
same
a. kingdom b. phylum c. genus d. species
2. Earthworms, grasshoppers, and humans are classified
in the same
a. genus b. species c. class d. kingdom
3. Which organisms release enzymes that digest food
outside their cells and then absorb the end products?
a. trees b. fungi c. grasses d. amoeba
4. In which group do all of the organisms belong to the
same kingdom?
a. yeast, mushroom, maple tree c. bacteria, amoeba, moss
b. paramecium, amoeba, algae d. bacteria, moss, tree
5 The scientific name for the fruit fly is Drosophila
melanogaster. The word Drosophila refers to the fly’s
a. kingdom b. phylum c. genus d. species
6. An organism under a microscope is classified is
unicellular and eukaryotic. It is classified as a
a. eubacteria b. moneran c. plant d. protist
7. Two organisms, Paramecium caudatum and
Paramecium aurelia, were observed in a drop of
pond water on a slide. These two organisms are
members of
a. the same species but different genus
b. different genus and different species
c. the same genus but different species
d. the same genus and species
8. Because mushrooms absorb nutrients from decaying
leaves, they are classified as
a. autotrophs c. protists
b. anaerobic d. heterotrophs
9. Which of the following would you expect to be most
closely related?
a. two species in the same genus
b. two species in different phyla
c. two species in different families in the same order
d. two species in the same class
10. Multicellular eukaryotes are grouped into
a. Fungi and animals c. Archaebacteria
b. Fungi and eubacteria d. Protists
11. Who is the scientist that came up with the idea to give
all living things two names in a language that all
scientists could understand (Latin)?
a. Robert Hooke c. Carolus Linnaeus
b. Rudolph Virchow d. Aristotle
12. A certain organism is multicellular and adapted for photosynthesis. Which kingdom does it belong to?
a. eubacteria b. plants c. protists d. archaebacteria
13. The system for naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is
a. dichotomous key c. binomial nomenclature
b. taxonomy d. classification
14. Multicellular organisms and unicellular yeasts are contained in
a. Animalia b. Plantae c. Protista d. Fungi
15. Two organisms are placed in the same species if they
a. are able to share similar environments
b. are able to mate and produce fertile offspring
c. both require the same food materials
d. both have structures for aerobic respiration
16. Which groups are arranged in the correct order according to the
classification system from largest to smallest?
a. kingdom, genus, phylum, species
b. kingdom, phylum, genus, species
c. phylum, kingdom, species, genus
d. phylum, genus, species, kingdom
17. Prokaryotic organisms make up the
a. Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Protists
b. Archaebacteria and Protists
c. Protists and Eubacteria
d. Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
18. Of the six kingdoms now recognized,
a. two are plants and four are animals
b. four are eukaryotes and two are prokaryotes
c. four are prokaryotes and two are eukaryotes
d. all of them cannot be seen without a microscope
19. The diagram below shows two different organisms, a
dog and a cat.
20. Which of the organelles shown below consists of only one cell?
a. pine tree b. ameba c. mushroom d. earthworm
21. The diagram below shows four living organisms.
Which statement about the organisms shown is accurate?
a. They are all single celled and have similar organs.
b. They are all single celled and have identical organs.
c. They are all multicellular and have similar organs.
d. They are all multicellular and have identical organs.
For questions 23 & 24, use the diagram below which shows a microscopic view of a one celled organism. Four cell structures are labeled.
23. What kingdom does this organism belong to?
a. bacteria c. eubateria
b. plant d. protist
24. Which statement about the labeled structures is correct?
a. They normally can be seen without magnification?
b. They can survive outside the cell.
c. They help carry on life activities within the cell.
d. They cause disease within the cell.
25. Which two organisms represented below are heterotrophic?
a. A and B b. B and C c. C and E d. D and E
26. Which illustration is an example of a multicellular organism?
a. hydra
b. euglena
c. paramecium
d. ameba
27. Four different living organisms are shown below.
Which statement is true for all the organisms shown?
a. They carry out photosynthesis.
b. They are multicellular.
c. They contain at least one cell.
d. They are consumers.
28. The table below identifies several organisms based on their characteristics.
How many of the organisms in the lab dish are insects?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
Use the table below to answer questions 29-31.
Using the dichotomous key, identify each type of bird for questions 32-35.
32. Bird A is known as a
a. cormorant b. duck c. jacana d. kingfisher
33. Bird B is known as a
a. cormorant b. duck c. jacana d. kingfisher
34. Bird C is known as a
a. cormorant b. duck c. jacana d. kingfisher
35. Bird D is known as a
a. cormorant b. duck c. jacana d. kingfisher