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Taxonomy And Intro To The Animal Kingdom
Test Description: Taxonomy and Intro to the Animal Kingdom
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The science that specializes in the classification of organisms is:
A
taxonomy
B
paleontology
C
botany
D
anatomy
2) Soley from its name, you know that Porcellio scaber:
A
is an animal
B
is in the genus scaber
C
is a plant
D
is in the genus Porcellio
3) A useful classification system does NOT:
A
change the taxon of an organisms based on new data
B
use different scientific names for the same organism
C
show relationships
D
reveal evolutionary trends
4) In classifying organisms, orders are grouped together into:
A
genera
B
phyla
C
classes
D
families
5) The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus's taxonomic categories is the:
A
order
B
kingdom
C
phylum
D
species
6) A multicellular heterotroph whose cells lack cell walls is:
A
a protist
B
a plant
C
a virus
D
an animal
7) The process by which animals take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide is known as:
A
respiration
B
response
C
circulation
D
reproduction
8) Animals that have a backbone, also called a vertebral column, are known as:
A
invertebrates
B
protostomes
C
prokaryotes
D
vertebrates
9) Vertebrates make up ___% of the animal kingdom:
A
5%
B
95%
C
75%
D
25%
10) The second word of an organism's scientific name is the:
A
order
B
species
C
class
D
genus
11) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of animals?
A
the ability to make their own food
B
cells lacking cell wallks
C
eukaryotic cells
12) Why do scientists use scientific names (instead of common names)?
A
Common names can be misleading.
B
Sometimes there is more than one common name for the same organism.
C
All of the above.
D
Scientists around the world need a universal language.
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