Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all organisms share?
a. | ability to taste and smell | b. | ability to use energy | c. | ability to grow and
develop | d. | ability to sense and respond to change |
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What are all living things made of?
a. | one cell | c. | several hundred cells | b. | one or more
cells | d. | trillions of
cells |
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What are hunger, sounds, and light?
a. | examples of stimuli | c. | necessities of life | b. | characteristics of life | d. | experiences all living things
share |
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What is one thing all living things do?
a. | They grow and develop. | c. | They shrink as they get older. | b. | They stay the
same. | d. | They go through five
stages. |
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What is one characteristic that all living things share?
a. | Their cells have DNA. | c. | They can move. | b. | They can smell and taste. | d. | They have two or more
cells. |
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The scientific name for an organism comes from its
a. | main characteristic. | c. | order and class. | b. | kingdom and phylum. | d. | genus and
species. |
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For hundreds of years, how were all living things classified?
a. | living or nonliving | c. | water creatures or land creatures | b. | plants or
animals | d. | large or
small |
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What happened that made it necessary for scientists to add new domains and
kingdoms?
a. | They discovered new organisms. | c. | They started using
photography. | b. | They learned to write clearly. | d. | They discovered
Euglena. |
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How many domains are recognized today?
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The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics
is
a. | taxonomy. | c. | life science. | b. | classification. | d. | biology. |
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The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is
a. | taxonomy. | c. | life science. | b. | classification. | d. | organization. |
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Carolus Linnaeus is known for
a. | founding the science of taxonomy. | b. | discovering retractable
claws. | c. | identifying the characteristics of rare species. | d. | discovering
Tyrannosaurus rex. |
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The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are
a. | domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species. | b. | domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, family, order, genus, species. | c. | domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
genus, species. | d. | domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus,
species. |
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The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What
species does it belomg to ?
a. | Felis | c. | house cat | b. | domesticus | d. | feline |
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Scientists classify organisms based on their
a. | likes and dislikes. | c. | age. | b. | numbers in the wild. | d. | characteristics. |
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What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create
confusion?
a. | Latin names | c. | scientific names | b. | nicknames | d. | first names |
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The three most general levels of classification, from general to specific,
are
a. | kingdom, family, and class. | c. | kingdom, domain, and
order. | b. | domain, kingdom, and phylum. | d. | kingdom, domain, and
family. |
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In the past, what two groups did scientists use to classify all living
things?
a. | living and nonliving | c. | plant and animal | b. | tall and short | d. | large and small |
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How many levels of classification do scientists use today?
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The seahorse found along the Atlantic Coast of the United States belongs to the
animal kingdom, the genus Hippocampus, and the species hudsonius. What is it’s scientific name
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a. | Animal hippocampus | c. | Hippocampus hudsonius | b. | Animal
hudsonius | d. | Hudsonius
hippocampus |
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Use the figure below to answer the following questions.
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What is the scientific name for a horse?
a. | Equus caballus | c. | Equus burchellii | b. | Equus
grevyi | d. | Equus
horse |
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