Chapter 18:
Diversity and Variation
Practice Test
1.
What is a group of organisms that is capable of breeding with one another in nature to produce fertile offspring?
a.
order
b.
phylum
c.
family
d.
species
Hint
2.
In which kingdom would you expect to find all of the prokaryotes?
a.
Protista
b.
Fungi
c.
Monera
d.
Plantae
Hint
3.
What is the next highest classification grouping above genus?
a.
phylum
b.
family
c.
order
d.
species
Hint
4.
What is a method of classification that relies on shared characteristics not found in other organisms?
a.
phenetics
b.
binomial nomenclature
c.
information systems
d.
cladistics
Hint
5.
In which kingdom would you place heterotrophic multicellular eukaryotes that develop from embryos?
a.
Fungi
b.
Animalia
c.
Plantae
d.
Protista
Hint
6.
What is the number and variety of living organisms in an area at a specific time?
a.
breed
b.
population
c.
biodiversity
d.
variety
Hint
7.
What are animals with a spinal column, or backbone?
a.
echinoderms
b.
vertebrates
c.
fungi
d.
arthropods
Hint
8.
What is a two-word naming system used to identify species?
a.
taxonomy
b.
Greek
c.
cladistics
d.
binomial nomenclature
Hint
9.
Which of these is a type of sexual reproductive organ of fungi?
a.
mushrooms
b.
roots
c.
flowers
d.
cones
Hint
10.
In which kingdom would you expect to find unicellular eukaryotes?
a.
Monera
b.
Protista
c.
Fungi
d.
Animalia
Hint
