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Modern Biology 129 Chapter Test

Classification of OrganismsIn the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completeseach statement or best answers each question.

______ 1. The science of naming and classifying organisms is calleda. binomial nomenclature. c. taxonomy.b. polynomial nomenclature. d. cladistics.

______ 2. The domain Eukarya is composed of alla. prokaryotes.b. archaebacteria.c. animals.d. eukaryotes.

______ 3. Which of the following do biologists NOT use to classify organisms?a. homologous structures c. appearanceb. derived characters d. analogous structures

______ 4. An organism’s scientific name consists of itsa. genus and species.b. genus and family.c. species and family.d. common name and Latin name.

______ 5. The two kingdoms that are made up of prokaryotes area. Protista and Archaebacteria.b. Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.c. Eubacteria and Fungi.d. Fungi and Protista.

______ 6. Honeybees, as members of the kingdom Animalia, are related toa. wasps. c. spiders.b. birds. d. All of the above

______ 7. Linnaeus’s classification system was based on which of the followingcharacteristics?a. form and structure c. behaviorb. DNA d. phylogenetic relationships

______ 8. Fungi obtain their nutrition bya. carrying out photosynthesis.b. secreting digestive enzymes onto whatever they grow on.c. ingesting primary producers.d. ingesting primary or secondary consumers.

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Chapter Test AAssessment

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Classification of Organisms, Chapter Test A continued

______ 9. Classes with similar characteristics are grouped into the samea. kingdom.b. phylum.c. species.d. order.

______10. Analogous characters are derived froma. a recent common ancestor.b. inferred relationships.c. a distant common ancestor.d. independent sources.

______11. Biologists use cladograms toa. evaluate the importance of characters.b. estimate the degree of difference between organisms.c. hypothesize the sequence in which different groups evolved.d. analyze evolutionary relationships subjectively.

______12. Which of the following is a characteristic of plants but NOT of animals?a. eukaryotic cell typeb. multicellularityc. cell walls made of cellulosed. heterotrophic nutrition

Refer to the table below to answer questions 13 and 14.

Classification of Three Different OrganismsOrganism Class A Family Genus

Bacterium Scotobacteria Spirochaetales Spirochaetaceae Cristispira

Box elder Dicotyledones Sapindales Aceraceae Acer

Human Mammalia Primates Hominidae B

______13. Which level of classification is represented by the box labeled A?a. kingdom c. divisionb. phylum d. order

______14. Which of the following best fits the box labeled B?a. sapiens c. Homo

b. Canis d. Animalia

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Classification of Organisms, Chapter Test A continued

In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches theterm or phrase.

______15. taxonomy

______16. binomial nomenclature

______17. domain

______18. phylogeny

______19. cladistics

______20. phylogenetic diagram

Complete each statement by writing the correct term or phrase in the space provided.

21. The only kingdom that consists of organisms without cell walls is

.

22. Prokaryotes that inhabit harsh environments belong to the kingdom

.

23. Kingdom contains both unicellular and multicellular

organisms, has cell walls made of chitin, and are all heterotrophic.

24. Plants, animals, fungi, and protists are all classified in the domain

.

25. The domain Bacteria consists of the kingdom .

a. the most inclusive classification of organisms

b. an organism’s evolutionary history

c. family tree

d. the science of naming and classifying organisms

e. two-word system for naming organisms

f. uses shared and derived characters