Review Quiz On Classification And Living Things
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This quiz is a review of classification and living organisms for middle school science students.
- 1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of a living organism?
- A.
They contain the chemicals Carbon, Oxygen, Helium, and Nitrogen
- B.
They respond to their surroundings
- C.
They have cellular organization
- D.
They reproduce
- 2.Today scientists understand that certain organisms are alike because of
- A.
Physical traits
- B.
Common ancestry
- C.
Observable features
- D.
Classification
- 3.The correct scientific name for a leopard gecko is
- A.
Eublepharis macularius
- B.
Eublepharis macularius
- C.
Eublepharis Macularius
- D.
Eublepharis Macularius
- 4.The experiment that provided evidence that life does not spontaneously generate was conducted by
- A.
Carolus Linneaus
- B.
Charles Darwin
- C.
Francesco Redi
- D.
Aristotle
- 5.Homeostasis refers to an organisms need for which of the following?
- A.
Energy
- B.
Water
- C.
Stable internal conditions
- D.
Space
- 6.Which of the following was most likely the first step in the development of life on earth?
- A.
Multicellular organisms emerge
- B.
Bacteria formed
- C.
Emergence of organisms in oceans
- D.
Presence of an atmosphere containing nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane
- 7.Linneaus created a naming system for organisms that used the
- A.
Kingdom and Phylum
- B.
Class and Order
- C.
Order and Family
- D.
Genus and Species
- 8.
- A.
They can mate (in nature) to produce offspring
- B.
They are similar closely related organisms
- C.
They live in the same type of habitat
- D.
Share different scientific names
- 9.The first classification system was developed by
- A.
Carolus Linneaus
- B.
Charles Darwin
- C.
Francesco Redi
- D.
Aristotle
- 10.The most broad level of classification is
- A.
Kingdom
- B.
Phylum
- C.
Class
- D.
Order
- 11.The theory of evolution was proposed by
- A.
Carolus Linneaus
- B.
Charles Darwin
- C.
Francesco Redi
- D.
Aristotle
- 12.The process by which species change over time is called
- A.
Natural selection
- B.
Classification
- C.
Evolution
- D.
Growing up
- 13.The word “dichotomous” is defined as
- A.
Having one possible outcome
- B.
Having two possible outcomes
- C.
Having three possible outcomes
- D.
Having four or more possible outcomes
- 14.In which scenario would it make the most sense to use a field guide?
- A.
Trying to figure out the scientific name of a desert beetle found in Utah
- B.
Trying to look at the evolutionary relationship between two species of grass found in different parts of Europe
- C.
Determining what order a collection of aquatic invertebrates belongs to
- D.
Wanting to figure out what kinds of organisms are found in an intertidal zone along the beach
- 15.Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
- A.
Dichotomous keys consist of a set of paired statements
- B.
You always begin with step one in a dichotomous key
- C.
When using a dichotomous key always start at the beginning with each new organism
- D.
Every statement in a dichotomous key tells you what organism you are looking at
- 16.The statement “closely related organisms have similar chemical makeup” refers to
- A.
The “CHON” elements in their tissues
- B.
Their DNA
- C.
The structure of their cells
- D.
The kind of lipstick they bought at the mall
- 17.What idea has changed the way biologists think about classification?
- A.
Theory of relativity
- B.
Theory of evolution
- C.
Laws of physics
- D.
Big bang theory
- 18.What species did Darwin study to come up with his famous ideas?
- A.
Finches
- B.
Tortoises
- C.
Iguanas
- D.
Sea lions
- 19.The level of classification that contains organisms that are closely related but don’t necessarily interbreed successfully in nature is called the
- A.
Class
- B.
Order
- C.
Family
- D.
Genus
- 20.Which part of an organism’s scientific name can be descriptive?
- A.
The genus
- B.
The species
- C.
The genus and species
- D.
It can’t – only the common name can
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