Taxonomy And Classification Test! Trivia Quiz
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This test is to assess your knowledge of the characteristics and trends that determine the rules of taxonomy and classification.
- 1.These organisms often have both a polyp form and a medusa form in their life cycle.
- A.
Echinoderms
- B.
Annelids
- C.
Arthropods
- D.
Cnidarians
- E.
Chordates
- 2.These organisms have pharyngeal gill slits and a dorsal hollow nerve cord at some time in their development.
- A.
Echinoderms
- B.
Annelids
- C.
Arthropods
- D.
Cnidarians
- E.
Chordates
- 3.These organisms have radial symmetry and a water vascular system and are generally bottom-dwellers.
- A.
Echinoderms
- B.
Annelids
- C.
Arthropods
- D.
Cnidarians
- E.
Chordates
- 4.These organisms have a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages.
- A.
Echinoderms
- B.
Annelids
- C.
Arthropods
- D.
Cnidarians
- E.
Chordates
- 5.An animal with anterior, posterior, dorsal, and ventral surfaces on its body must exhibit
- A.
Protostomic development.
- B.
Coelomate development.
- C.
Segmentation.
- D.
Radial symmetry.
- E.
Bilateral symmetry.
- 6.Which of the following groups contains prokaryotic organisms capable of surviving the greatest extremes in temperature or salt concentration?
- A.
Protista
- B.
Archaeabacteria
- C.
Plantae
- D.
Fungi
- E.
Viruses
- 7.Which of the following groups is best characterized as being eukaryotic and heterotrophic and having chitinous cell walls?
- A.
Plantae
- B.
Animalia
- C.
Fungi
- D.
Viruses
- E.
Archaeabacteria
- 8.In which of the following pairs are the organisms most closely related taxonomically?
- A.
Mushroom...oak tree
- B.
Spider...crayfish
- C.
Bacterium...paramecium
- D.
Sea star (starfish)...clam
- E.
Rosebush...diatom
- 9.Bilaterally symmetrical; deuterostome development; dorsal hollow nerve cord
- A.
Annelida
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Arthropoda
- D.
Echinodermata
- E.
Chordata
- 10.Coelomate, exoskeleton; jointed appendages
- A.
Annelida
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Arthropoda
- D.
Echinodermata
- E.
Chordata
- 11.Pharyngeal slits; endoskeleton derived from mesoderm; ventral heart
- A.
Annelida
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Arthropoda
- D.
Echinodermata
- E.
Chordata
- 12.Internal skeleton; deuterostome development; water-vascular system
- A.
Annelida
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Arthropoda
- D.
Echinodermata
- E.
Chordata
- 13.Closed circulatory system; protostome development; many body segments
- A.
Annelida
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Arthropoda
- D.
Echinodermata
- E.
Chordata
- 14.Which of the following taxa contains organisms that are most distantly related?
- A.
Order
- B.
Class
- C.
Genus
- D.
Family
- E.
Species
- 15.A body cavity completely surrounded by tissue derived from the mesoderm that provides cushioning for internal organs is called
- A.
An archenteron.
- B.
A coelom.
- C.
A pseudocoelom.
- D.
A gastrovascular cavity.
- E.
A pharynx.
- 16.Organisms with prokaryotic cells are classified in the Domain
- A.
Bacteria.
- B.
Archaea.
- C.
Eukarya.
- D.
Both A and B.
- E.
A, B, and C.
- 17.Multicellular, terrestrial autotrophs with cell walls of cellulose and alternating life cycles belong to the Kingdom
- A.
Animalia.
- B.
Protista.
- C.
Archaea.
- D.
Plantae.
- E.
Fungi.
- 18.Multicellular heterotrophs that have the diploid stage as their dominant generation in the life cycle belong to the Kingdom
- A.
Animalia.
- B.
Protista.
- C.
Bacteria.
- D.
Plantae.
- E.
Archaea.
- 19.Molds, or deuteromycota, are grouped into this kingdom that consists of mostly multicellular organisms that are constructed of hyphae.
- A.
Animalia
- B.
Protista
- C.
Bacteria
- D.
Plantae
- E.
Fungi
- 20.Which of the following is the most specific category of classification?
- A.
Class
- B.
Family
- C.
Order
- D.
Division
- E.
Phylum
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