Quiz On The History Of Classification
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This is a quiz for middle school students on the history of classification of living organisms, specifically on how taxonomists have been influences by the work of Charles Darwin.
- 1.Which of the following is the correct order for the different levels of classification?
- A.
Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- B.
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom
- C.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family, Species
- D.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- 2.The best definition for evolution is
- A.
The process by which a habitat changes over time.
- B.
The process by which a species changes over time.
- C.
The process by which a food resource changes over time.
- D.
Natural selection.
- 3.What species of organism helped Charles Darwin think of his Theory of Evolution?
- A.
Sea turtles
- B.
Parrots
- C.
Iguanas
- D.
Finches
- 4.Today scientists understand that certain species are alike because
- A.
Of common ancestry.
- B.
They occupy similar habitats.
- C.
Of shared observable characteristics.
- D.
They have similar behaviors.
- 5.Which level of classification is considered to be the most "broad" level of organization?
- A.
Species
- B.
Kingdom
- C.
Family
- D.
Class
- 6.Which of the following were formerly grouped together in a Kingdom named "Monera"?
- A.
Archaebacteria and Protista
- B.
Eubacteria and Animalia
- C.
Protista and Plantae
- D.
Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
- 7.A major difference between modern classification systems and those used before Darwin is that
- A.
Before Darwin taxonomists used characteristics of living organisms to classify.
- B.
Today's taxonomists consider the evolutionary history of a species when classifying organisms.
- C.
Taxonomists before Darwin didn't believe that any organisms were related to each other.
- D.
Taxonomists before Darwin already believed in the theory of evolution.
- 8.Darwin's theory of evolution was based on the observation that
- A.
Multiple species of organisms moved from an island to the mainland and survived.
- B.
Multiple species of organisms moved from the mainland to an island and survived.
- C.
A single species traveled from an island to the mainland and evolved into several different species.
- D.
A single species traveled from the mainland to an island and evolved into several different species.
- 9.Which of the following techniques are used to classify organisms?
- A.
Study bones.
- B.
Study fossils.
- C.
Study DNA.
- D.
All of the above.
- E.
None of the above.
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