One characteristic used to place organisms into kingdoms is
a. how they move. c. their ability to make food.
b. where they live. d. their ability to reproduce
What is C, their ability to make food?
100
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
a. protists c. plants
b. bacteria d. animals
What is D, animals?
100
Which is the broadest classification level?
a. family c. phylum
b. domain d. species
What is B, domain?
100
What is one way in which scientists get information about the evolutionary history of species?
a. by comparing organisms’ body structures
b. by observing where organisms live
c. by observing what organisms eat
d. by studying how organisms move
What is A, by comparing organisms' body structures?
100
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
What is A, the scientific study of how living things are classified?
200
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.
What is C, its genus name and its species name?
200
A plant grows toward the light. The plant’s action is an example of
a. reproduction. c. a stimulus.
b. a response. d. development.
What is B, a response?
200
Spontaneous generation is a mistaken idea because living things
a. exhibit binomial nomenclature.
b. are produced only by living things.
c. do not reproduce.
d. maintain homeostasis.
What is B, are produced only by living things?
200
What contribution of Charles Darwin had a major impact on classification?
a. binomial nomenclature c.seven levels of classification
b. taxonomy d. his theory of evolution
What is D, his theory of evolution?
200
Which kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
a. fungi and plants c. protists and animals
b. fungi and protists d. protists and plants
What is B, fungi and protists?
300
Organisms that make their own food are called ____________________.
What is autotrophs?
300
A(n) ____________________ consists of paired statements about the characteristics of different organisms.
What is a taxonomic key?
300
The bones in the wing of a bat are similar to the bones in the flipper of a whale. This information suggests that bats and whales have a similar ____________________ history.
What is evolutionary?
300
The first word in an organism’s scientific name is its ____________________.
What is genus?
300
____________________ developed a naming system that grouped organisms on the basis of their observable features.
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
400
T or F A horse is a(n) heterotroph.
What is a TRUE statment?
400
T or F The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE.
What is False, Taxonomy?
400
T or F Alligators and crocodiles are classified in the same order and therefore probably have DIFFERENT evolutionary histories.
What is False, similar?
400
T or F Mushrooms, molds, and mildew are members of the FUNGI kingdom.
What is a TRUE statement?
400
T or F Archaea and Bacteria are two domains of EUKARYOTES.
What is FALSE, prokaryotes?
500
Living thins can vary. For example, organisms may be prokaryotes or _____________. Yet all living things are made of _________, which grow, develop, and reproduce.
What are eukaryotes and cells?
500
The maintenance of stable internal conditions is called
a. stimulus b. autotrophy
c. homeostatis d. response
What is C, homeostatis?
500
Which of the following is the broadest level of classification?
a. Genus
b. Species
c. Domain
d. Kingdom
What is C, domain?
500
Which four kingdoms belong to the domain Eukarya?
a.prokarya, archaea, eukarya, bacteria
b.protists, fungi, plants, animals
c. mite, tick, scorpion, spider
d. class, order, family, genus
What is B, protists, fungi, plants, animals?
500
According to the system of binomial nomenclature, which of the following is a properly written scientific name?
a. Acer rubrum
b. Acer rubrum (italics)
c. Acer Rubrum
d. acer rubrum (Italics)