Classification and Dichotomous Key Quiz

Last updated almost 3 years ago

11 questions

1

Required

5

Last updated almost 3 years ago

11 questions

1

Required

5

Which two are the most closely related?

Red Comb Star and Chocolate Chip Starfish

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Reticulated Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star and Red Comb Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Red Comb Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Red Comb Star

Ophionereis reticulata

Astropecten aranciacus

Protoreaster nodosus

Acanthaster planci

Species

Kingdom

Family

Order

Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus

Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Riffle Beetle Larvae

Damselfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

Mayfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

Stonefly Larvae

Diving Beetle Larvae

Mayfly Larvae

Hammerhead Shark

NonShark Fish

Killer Whale

Thresher Shark

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Dichotomous Key		Arranging organisms into categories based on shared characteristics
Species		The science of naming and classifying organisms into groups based on shared traits.
Scientific Name		A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals that can reproduce with each other
Classification		The taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species
Taxonomy		A tool used to identify a species by answering a series of questions based on contrasting features.

Which two are the most closely related?

Red Comb Star and Chocolate Chip Starfish

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Reticulated Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star and Red Comb Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Which one is the least related to the other three stars?

Reticulated Brittle Star

Red Comb Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Who would Acanthaster brevispinus be most closely related to?

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Red Comb Star

What is the scientific name of the Chocolate Chip Starfish?

Ophionereis reticulata

Astropecten aranciacus

Protoreaster nodosus

Acanthaster planci

For two starfish to successfully reproduce together, which of the taxon levels must be the same? Select all that apply.

Order

Family

Species

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Genus

Which of the taxon levels are the largest and most broad?

Species

Kingdom

Family

Order

The bullfrog Rana catesbeiana is most closely related to the

Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus

Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Use the dichotomous key to determine the correct classification of the insect in the diagram X. (X has wings)

Riffle Beetle Larvae

Damselfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

Mayfly Larvae

Use the dichotomous key to determine the correct classification of the insect in the diagram Y. (Y does not have wings)

Dragonfly Larvae

Stonefly Larvae

Diving Beetle Larvae

Mayfly Larvae

Which organism has a vertical tail fin, gill slits behind the mouth, and his tail is half the length of the body?

Hammerhead Shark

NonShark Fish

Killer Whale

Thresher Shark

Dichotomous Key

Arranging organisms into categories based on shared characteristics

Species

The science of naming and classifying organisms into groups based on shared traits.

Scientific Name

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals that can reproduce with each other

Classification

The taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species

Taxonomy

A tool used to identify a species by answering a series of questions based on contrasting features.