Chapter 18:
Diversity and Variation
Practice Test
1.
What is the number and variety of living organisms in an area at a specific time?
a.
population
b.
variety
c.
breed
d.
biodiversity
Hint
2.
All animals belong to the animal __________ , the highest classification group identified by Linnaeus.
a.
phylum
b.
kingdom
c.
division
d.
class
Hint
3.
What is the science that deals with theories and techniques of naming organisms?
a.
entomology
b.
biology
c.
taxonomy
d.
etymology
Hint
4.
What is the next highest classification grouping above genus?
a.
family
b.
order
c.
species
d.
phylum
Hint
5.
What is the next highest classification grouping above class?
a.
genus
b.
kingdom
c.
order
d.
phylum
Hint
6.
What are animals that have exoskeletons and jointed legs?
a.
fishes
b.
arthropods
c.
fungi
d.
birds
Hint
7.
What is a group of organisms that is capable of breeding with one another in nature to produce fertile offspring?
a.
order
b.
phylum
c.
family
d.
species
Hint
8.
Which of these is NOT found in the kingdom Protista?
a.
protozoa
b.
slime molds
c.
mosses
d.
algae
Hint
9.
In which kingdom would you place heterotrophic multicellular eukaryotes that develop from embryos?
a.
Plantae
b.
Protista
c.
Animalia
d.
Fungi
Hint
10.
What is the next highest classification grouping above order?
a.
phylum
b.
order
c.
kingdom
d.
class
Hint
