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Characteristics of Living Things and Classification Test
By Kiley Karmazinas
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Question 1
1.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all living things share?
a cellular organization
using energy
movement
reproduction
Question 2
2.
A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes it to react is called
a response.
a stimulus.
energy.
development.
Question 3
3.
Homeostasis refers to an organism’s ability to
maintain stable internal conditions.
compete for living space.
dissolve chemicals.
obtain energy.
Question 4
4.
What is taxonomy?
the scientific study of how living things are classified
the name of Aristotle’s classification system
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
the process of observing an organism’s behavior
Question 5
5.
Why do scientists organize living things into groups?
so they can find them in the wild more easily
so that the organisms are easier to study
so they can make sense of the variety of rocks on Earth
so products from living things can be easily found in groceries
Question 6
6.
An organism’s scientific name consists of
its class name and its family name.
its kingdom name and its phylum name.
its genus name and its species name.
its phylum name and its species name.
Question 7
7.
The more classification levels that two organisms share,
the closer together on Earth they live.
the easier it is to tell them apart.
the more characteristics they have in common.
the more distantly related they are.
Question 8
8.
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
protists
bacteria
plants
animals
Question 9
9.
A plant grows toward the light. The plant’s action is an example of
reproduction.
a response.
a stimulus.
development.
Question 10
10.
Which domain(s) include(s) only prokaryotes?
Bacteria and Archaea
Bacteria only
Archaea only
Eukarya only
Question 11
11.
The process of change that occurs during an organism’s life to produce a more complex organism is called
response
evolution
development
growth
Question 12
12.
A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce is called a(n) ________________.
order
phylum
kingdom
species
Question 13
13.
A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.
binomial key
binomial nomenclature
scientific name
dichotomous key
Question 14
14.
In the name
Acer rubrum
, the word
rubrum
designates the
species
.
True
False
Question 15
15.
Each
genus
of organisms is divided into classes.
True
False
Question 16
16.
Mushrooms, molds, and mildew are members of the
fungi
kingdom.
True
False
Question 17
17.
Archaea and Bacteria are two domains of
eukaryotes
.
True
False
Question 18
18.
An organism that is made up of many cells is
unicellular
.
True
False
Question 19
19.
Organisms that make their own food are called ____________________.
Question 20
20.
The process of grouping things based on similarities is called ____________________.
Question 21
21.
The first word in an organism’s scientific name is its ____________________.
Question 22
22.
A(an) ____________________ organism is a living thing that is composed of many cells.
Question 23
23.
____________________ developed a naming system that grouped organisms on the basis of their observable features.
Question 24
24.
In the modern classification system used by biologists, the broadest level of organization is called a(an) ____________________.
Question 25
25.
An owl and a bat share the same kingdom and phylum.
An owl and a robin share the same kingdom, phylum, and class.
The owl and ____________________ have more characteristics in common.
Question 26
26.
An organism whose cells contain a nucleus is called a _____________________.
Question 27
27.
Use the diagram above to answer the question
.
What classification groups do all of the organisms in the table have in common?
Question 28
28.
Use the diagram above to answer the question
.
Which of the organisms in the table is least similar to the others? Explain.
Question 29
29.
Use the diagram above to answer the question
.
Which of the organisms in the table is (are) most similar to a tiger (
Panthera tigris
)? Explain.
Question 30
30.
Use the diagram above to answer the question
.
Which two species in this table are most similar to each other? Explain.
