Chapter 17:
Organizing Life
Practice Test
1.
The most specific taxon is __________.
a.
kingdom
b.
division
c.
species
d.
genus
Hint
2.
The two kingdoms that have complex organisms with tissues and organs are __________.
a.
Protista and Fungi
b.
Animalia and Fungi
c.
Fungi and Plantae
d.
Plantae and Animalia
Hint
3.
The evolutionary history of a species is its __________.
a.
taxonomy
b.
phylogeny
c.
classification
d.
binomial nomenclature
Hint
4.
The grouping of organisms or objects based on their similarities is __________.
a.
naming
b.
classification
c.
phylogeny
d.
binomial nomenclature
Hint
5.
A diverse kingdom containing organisms that superficially resemble members of other kingdoms is __________.
a.
Kingdom Protista
b.
Kingdom Eubacteria
c.
Kingdom Archaebacteria
d.
Kingdom Fungi
Hint
6.
A group of organisms of similar species make up a __________.
a.
genus
b.
order
c.
family
d.
division
Hint
7.
Classification categories are called __________.
a.
phylogeny
b.
taxa
c.
kingdoms
d.
species
Hint
8.
A characteristic that can be used to separate kingdoms is __________.
a.
cytoplasm
b.
prokaryotic cells
c.
vertebrae
d.
size
Hint
9.
Decomposing organisms that are eukaryotic belong to __________.
a.
Kingdom Archaebacteria
b.
Kingdom Protista
c.
Kingdom Eubacteria
d.
Kingdom Fungi
Hint
10.
Biologists find classification based on phylogeny useful because it predicts that closely related species will __________.
a.
all look alike
b.
be able to interbreed
c.
all have similar behavior
d.
share some characteristics
Hint
11.
The taxon of plants that is equivalent to phyla in animals is the __________.
a.
genus
b.
family
c.
order
d.
division
Hint
12.
Prokaryotic organisms that live in harsh environments belong to _________.
a.
Kingdom Eubacteria
b.
Kingdom Archaebacteria
c.
Kingdom Fungi
d.
Kingdom Protista
Hint
13.
The two kingdoms that contain prokaryotic cells are __________.
a.
Archaebacteria and Protista
b.
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
c.
Eubacteria and Fungi
d.
Protista and Fungi
Hint
14.
Lynx rufus is an example of a __________.
a.
species name
b.
phylum
c.
family of cats
d.
genus name
Hint
15.
The system of giving organisms two names is called __________.
a.
classification
b.
phylogeny
c.
taxonomy
d.
binomial nomenclature
Hint
