Taxonomy Quiz

Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
a) dog & tapeworm
b) tapeworm & bacteria
c) mushroom & tree
d) amoeba & bacteria

dog & tapeworm

Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are _____________ ___ _____________.

multicellular and heterotrophic

Which group would contain the largest number of organisms?
a) class
b) order
c) phylum
d) family

phylum

A scientific name contains information about its _____ ___ _______.

genus and species

What do plants and animals have in common?

both are eukaryotic

The current classification system was devised by ________.

Linnaeus

Instead of phylum, plants use which category?

division

If two organisms are in the same phylum, the must also be in the same _______.

kingdom (domain)

Which kingdom contains "extreme halophiles"?

archaebacteria

A dichotomus key is used to ________ __ ________.

identify an organism