1. The hierarchical system of naming, describing and classifying organisms is:
A biodiversity
B taxonomy
C kingdoms |
2. An example of a structural characteristic is:
A habitat
B food eaten
C presence or absence of a skeleton |
3. A characteristic that is not useful when identifying unknown museum specimens is:
A body covering
B body temperature
C number of appendages |
4. A useful tool to identify organisms is the:
A carrying capacity of the species
B lock-and-key model
C dichotomous key |
5. Fungi and plants are alike in that they both:
A have cell walls
B have chlorophyll
C are heterotrophic |
6. A group of organisms with similar characteristics that can naturally breed to produce fertile offspring is a:
A family
B species
C genus |
7. The term meaning 'single-celled' is:
A extracellular
B unicellular
C multicellular |
8. The term meaning 'having no distinct nucleus and no internal membranes inside cells' is:
A heterotrophic
B prokaryotic
C autotrophic |
9. Groups of eukaryotic organisms include:
AFungi, Plants, Animals
Bonly Plants
Conly Bacteria |
10. In the Plant kingdom, the term 'phylum' is also called:
Adivision
Border
Cfamily |
11. The organisms Canis familiaris and Canis lupus are of the:
Asame family
Bsame species but different genera
Csame genus but different species |
12. The level at which organisms are most alike is the:
Akingdom
Bfamily
Cspecies |
13. An acronym used to recall the characteristics of living organisms is:
ASOH CAH TOA
BMVEMJSUN
CMRS GREN |
14. For what does the mnemonic 'Dear King Paul Cries Out For Good Soup' stand?
ADomain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
BDomain, Kingdom, Population, Community, Order, Family, Genius, Species
CDomini, Kingdom, Patri, Cross, Order, Fraternity, Genius, Species |
15. What characteristic do fungi share with animals?
Aheterotrophic
Bphotosynthetic
Cprokaryotic |