HIERARCHICAL TAXONOMY (PART 1)

A

1

Organisms which have more similarities are closely related to each other. Which is considered the largest category into which organisms have been classified?

a. Class

b. Domain

c. Kingdom

d. Phylum

b. Domain

2

Which of the following is NOT being considered in classifying organisms?

a. Complexity of organisms body 

b. Major ecological role 

c. Mode of Nutrition 

d. Name of scientist who discovered

d. Name of scientist who discovered

3

Which of the following bacteria play significant role in cleaning sewage and garbage?

A. Halophiles

B. Metanogens

C. Themophiles

D. Acidophiles

B. Metanogens

4

Which of the following is a round shaped bacteria?

A. Bacillus

B. Coccus

C. Protozoa

B. Coccus

5

Which bacteria is spiral in shape?

a. bacillus 

b. multicellular 

c. spirilla

d. streptococcus 

c. spirilla

B

1

Families consist of several genera (genus), and each genus comprise the smallest group of various organisms. Which of the following is being referred to the smallest group of organisms in the classification?

a. Class 

b. Genus 

c. Order 

d. Species

d. Species

2

Who was the scientist who made great contributions in naming organisms?

A. Alexander Fleming

B. Carolus Linnaeus

C. Charles Darwin

D. Robert Hooke

B. Carolus Linnaeus

3

Which of the following is the cell structure of archaebacteria?

A. Biocellular

B. Multicellular

C. Eukaryotic

D. Unicellular

D. Unicellular

4

Which structure do most bacteria used in locomotion?

A. Flagella

B. Cilia

C. Pseudopodia

A. Flagella

5

Which of the following Protists are microscopic, unicellular and uses pseudopodia in moving?

a. Amoeba

b. Euglena 

c. Gonyaulax 

d. Paramecium 

a. Amoeba

C

1

Based from early studies, scientists came up with the three-domain system of classification. Which of the following refers to this?

a. Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia 

b. Archaea - Bacteria - Eukarya

c. Kingdom - Phylum - Class 

d. Eukaryotes - Prokaryotes - Bacteria 

b. Archaea - Bacteria - Eukarya

2

Archaebacteria usually thrive in extreme environments. Which of the following bacteria live in mud at the bottom of lakes and swamps or intestine of animals that helps in the breaking down of food?

a. Halophiles 

b. Methanogens

c. Thermophiles 

d. Acidophiles 

b. Methanogens

3

The bacteria which live in overly heated places with temperature reaching 750°F such as hot springs and geysers and interior layers of the earth with acidic level between pH of 1-3 is referred to which of the following?

a. Halophiles 

b. Methanogens 

c. Thermoacidophiles

d. Acidophile 

c. Thermoacidophiles

4

Bacteria appear in different shapes. Which of the following is a round-shaped bacteria?

a. bacillus 

b. coccus 

c. protozoa 

d. spirillum 

b. coccus

5

Paramecium uses the tiny hair-like projections in moving called ________. 

a. Cilia

b. Endoplasm 

c. Flagella 

d. Pseudopodia

a. Cilia

D

1

Which of the following is an example of species name of organism?

a. Canidae 

b. familiaris

c. Mammalia 

d. Panthera 

b. familiaris

2

Which of the following bacteria play significant role in cleaning sewage and garbage?

a. Halophiles 

b. Methanogens 

c. Thermophiles 

d. Acidophiles 

b. Methanogens

3

Which of the following is NOT a type of bacteria?

a. bacillus 

b. coccus 

c. protozoa 

d. spirillum 

c. protozoa

4

Which is a rod shape bacteria?

a. bacillus

b. coccus 

c. spirilla 

d. streptococcus 

a. bacillus

5

This Protist moves by flagella, the long whip-like structures located on the anterior end of the organism.

a. Amoeba 

b. Euglena

c. Paramecium

d. Paramanema 

b. Euglena

E

1

Identify the correct pair of the words based on naming organisms.

a. genus : species

b. kingdom : class 

c. mammal : chordates 

d. order : genus

a. genus : species

2

There are bacteria which thrive in water with salt concentration exceeding 15%. Which of the following has this characteristic?

a. Halophiles

b. Methanogens 

c. Thermoacidophiles 

d. Acidophile 

a. Halophiles

3

Which habitat do Thermoacidophiles usually live?

a. Hot Springs

b. Intestines 

c. Mud 

d. Oceans 

a. Hot Springs

4

Which is a characteristic of the cell structure of bacteria?

a. bicellular 

b. multicellular 

c. coccus 

d. unicellular

d. unicellular

5

The long and slender filaments in fungi which are sometimes continuous and others are divided by septa are known as _______. 

a. asci 

b. hyphae

c. spores 

d. stolon

b. hyphae