Ch.2 Test. Name: Class: Date: Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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1 Name: Class: Date: Ch.2 Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The eight-level classification system groups organisms in each level based on. a. binomial nomenclature c. cell type b. shared characteristics d. unshared characteristics 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct order of classification taxa: domain, kingdom, _, _,,, genus, species. a. phylum, family, order, class c. phylum, class, order, family b. class, order, phylum, family d. family, class, order, genera 3. The scientific name for an organism comes from its a. main characteristic. c. order and class. b. kingdom and phylum. d. genus and species. 4. What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key? a. the identity of an organism b. how many animals are birds c. how long a fungus can live d. when a species of organism appeared on Earth 5. For hundreds of years, scientists only classified organisms as plants or animals. 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. 6. How many domains are recognized today? a. eight c. four b. five d. three 7. The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is a. taxonomy. c. life science. b. classification. d. biology. 8. The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is a. taxonomy. c. life science. b. classification. d. organization. 9. A sponge is a member of the kingdom a. Animalia. c. Protista. b. Fungi. d. Plantae. 1

2 Name: 10. The organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment? a. Fungi c. Animalia b. Plantae d. Protista 11. The scientific name for a monarch butterfly is Danaus plexippus. What is its species name? a. monarch butterfly c. Danaus b. insect d. plexippus 12. Which of the following belongs to the domain Eukarya and gets its food by absorbing nutrients from its surrounding environment? a. a sponge. c. an insect. b. a mold. d. a leech. 13. Biological classification schemes change a. when scientists disagree. b. every 100 years. c. as new evidence and more kinds of organisms are discovered. d. when textbooks are renewed. 14. The scientific name for the European white water lily is Nymphaea alba. Which plant below is most closely related to the white water lily? a. Platanus alba c. Nymphaea thermarum b. Morus rubra d. Liliaceae 15. Animalia, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae are a. scientific names of different organisms. c. levels of classification. b. names of kingdoms. d. names of domains. 16. What kind of organism thrives in hot springs and black smokers? a. fungus c. archaea b. bacterium d. protist 17. All living organisms can be classified within one of the three domains. These domains can be categorized as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. The primary difference between these two groups is the: a. number of cells (single v. multicelled) c. presence or absence of cell wall b. presence or absence of a nucleus d. means by which they obtain nutrients 18. Who was the father of taxonomy? a. Christopher Columbus c. Charles Linnenbaugh b. Carolus Linnaeus d. Sir Carl Linden 19. Another reference for a scientific name is _, which means _ (write answer at bottom of bubble sheet). a. genus species c. taxonomy name b. classifcation name d. binomial nomenclature 2

3 Name: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. All terms will be used at least once, and some terms may be used more than once. a. Protista d. Animalia b. Fungi e. Plantae c. Archaea f. Bacteria 20. a domain made up of prokaryotes that live in soil, water, and in the human body 21. a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and respond quickly to their environment 22. a kingdom of complex, multicellular organisms that have cell walls and use the sun s energy to make glucose by photosynthesis 23. a kingdom of mostly single-celled or simple multicellular organisms 24. a kingdom of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that do not move. They break down substances outside their bodies and absorb nutrients. 25. a domain made up of prokaryotes that can live in extreme environments 26. algea, euglenoids, protozoans Other 27. Use the figure below to answer the three following questions. 27. What type of tool is pictured in the diagram? A. dichotomous key B. field diagram C. branching diagram D. pictoral key 3

4 Name: 28. Which two organisms in the figure are most distantly related? A. giraffe and ant B. giraffee and fish C. ant and snake D. ant and fish 29. What is a shared characteristic for all 4 organisms? A. gives birth to live young B. undergoes metamorphosis C. sheds it skin at least once in its lifetime D. contains specialized sense organs 30. According to the dichotomous key, which fish is pictured? A. smallmouth bass B. yellow perch C. lantern fish D. goby 4

5 Name: 31. Based on the key above, what organism is shown? A. centipede B. earthworm C. water penny D. horseshoe crab 5