Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
is taxonomy? a. | the scientific
study of how living things are classified | b. | the name of Aristotle's classification
system | c. | the process used by geologists to classify
rocks | d. | the process of observing an organism's
behavior | | |
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Why
do scientists organize living things into groups? a. | so they can find them in the wild more
easily | b. | so that the organisms are easier to
study | c. | so they can make sense of the variety of rocks on
Earth. | d. | so products from living things can be easily found in
groceries | | |
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What
is binomial nomenclature? a. | Classifying organisms into seven
levels | b. | The naming system developed by
Aristotle | c. | Grouping animals based on how they
move | d. | A naming system
in which each organism is given a two-part name | | |
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An
organism's scientific name consists of a. | its class name and its family name. | b. | its kingdom name
and its phylum name. | c. | its genus name and its species name. | d. | its phylum name
and its species name. | | |
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Which
is the broadest classification level? a. | family | b. | kingdom | c. | phylum | d. | species | | |
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Which
classification level is broader than the phylum level? a. | order | b. | class | c. | family | d. | kingdom | | |
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Which
kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs? a. | protists | b. | archaebacteria | c. | plant | d. | animal | | |
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Which
kingdom includes only prokaryotes? a. | archaebacteria | b. | protists | c. | plants | d. | fungi | | |
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Which
of the following characteristics do all plants share? a. | being
unicellular | b. | producing flowers | c. | being a
prokaryote | d. | being an autotroph | | |
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Which
of the following kingdoms includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms? a. | eubacteria | b. | protists | c. | plants | d. | archaebacteria | | |
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What
is a characteristic of archaebacteria? a. | Most are disease-causing. | b. | They live just
about everywhere. | c. | They use sun to produce food and
energy. | d. | They thrive in extreme environments. | | |
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All
of the following kingdoms have heterotrophs and autotrophs in them ? a. | Fungi | c. | Eubacteria | b. | Protists | d. | Animals | | | | |
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What
is the only kingdom to contain only autoytrophs ? a. | Plants | c. | Fungi | b. | Protists | d. | Eubacteria | | | | |
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A
mushroom belongs to which kingdom ? a. | Protist | c. | Fungi | b. | Plant | d. | Animal | | | | |
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A
cat's scientific name is Felix domesticus, which genus does it belong to ? a. | Cat | c. | Felix | b. | binomial nomenclature | d. | domesticus | | | | |
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