Classification
Practice Test
1.
In the classification system scientists use today, what is the largest group within a class ?
a.
genus
b.
kingdom
c.
order
d.
family
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2.
Why do scientists use scientific names rather than common names when discussing an organism?
a.
Animals always come when scientists call them by their scientific names.
b.
Organisms always have different common names.
c.
The names are always easy to understand in English.
d.
No mistake can be made about which living thing is being described.
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3.
In the classification system scientists use today, what is the largest group within an order ?
a.
group
b.
family
c.
genus
d.
phylum
Hint
4.
What kindom contains mostly one-celled organisms that have a nucleus and other cell parts ?
a.
protist
b.
class
c.
moneran
d.
plant
Hint
5.
In the classification system scientists use today, what is the largest group within a family ?
a.
genus
b.
cousin
c.
order
d.
species
Hint
6.
In the classification system scientists use today, what is the largest group within a phylum ?
a.
family
b.
species
c.
class
d.
genus
Hint
7.
What kindom contains the two phyla, bacteria and blue-green bacteria ?
a.
plant
b.
moneran
c.
eubacteria
d.
protist
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8.
What is the scientific name of an organism with the following classification: Kingdom - Animal; Phylum - Chordate; Class - Mammal; Order - Carnivore; Family - Felidae; Genus - Felis; Species - catus.
a.
Felidae catus
b.
Felis Carnivore
c.
Felis catus
d.
house cat
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9.
What word part means tribe or race ?
a.
chloro
b.
micro
c.
chromo
d.
phyl
Hint
10.
Today, most scientists classify living things into how many kingdoms ?
a.
eight
b.
two
c.
four
d.
five
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