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