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Grade 9 Taxonomy
Which kingdom includes only heterotrophs?
  1. Eubacteria
  2. Fungi
  3. Plantae
  4. Protista
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Which characteristic is most useful when classifying a eukaryote into a kingdom?
  1. how the organism feeds
  2. how the organism moves
  3. the organism's color and mass
  4. the organism's form and structure
Grade 9 Taxonomy
In binomial nomenclature, which of the two terms is capitalized?
  1. the first term only
  2. the second term only
  3. both the first and second terms
  4. neither the first nor the second term
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Six kingdoms of life are now identified. Which two kingdoms are missing from the list that includes Eubacteria, Protista, Plantae, and Animalia?
  1. Fungi and Monera
  2. Eukaryotia and Fungi
  3. Fungi and Archaebacteria
  4. Archaebacteria and Monera
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Which taxonomic level is used to distinguish plants?
  1. division
  2. function
  3. kingdom
Grade 9 Taxonomy
The domain that contains unicellular organisms that live in extreme environments is
  1. Eubacteria.
  2. Eukarya.
  3. Archaea.
  4. Bacteria.
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Two groups of organisms are found living on opposite sides of an island. An active volcano prevents each group from traveling to the opposite side of the island. Scientists want to know if these two groups of organisms belong to the same species. Which question should scientists try to answer?
  1. Do the two groups eat the same kinds of food?
  2. Are the two groups active at the same times each day?
  3. Can the two groups interbreed to produce fertile offspring?
  4. Do the two groups use similar anatomical structures for the same purpose?
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Which pair of organisms are most closely related?
  1. Asterias rubens and Asterias forbesi
  2. Bubulcus ibis and Xenicibis xympithecus
  3. Ophiderma salamandra and Salamandra algira
  4. Ceanothus americanus and Lethocerus americanus
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms
  1. are going extinct.
  2. are very numerous and diverse.
  3. are too much alike.
  4. share too many derived characters.
Grade 9 Taxonomy
For many species, there are often regional differences in their
  1. common names.
  2. scientific names.
  3. taxa.
  4. binomial nomenclature.
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Who is considered the father of classification?
  1. James Watt
  2. Charles Babbage
  3. Dimitri Mendeleev
  4. Carl Linnaeus
  5. Ben Arfa
  6. Harry K
  7. Bessong Ojong
  8. James Stuart
Grade 9 Taxonomy
What is the purpose of taxonomic systems?
  1. to provide descriptive Latin names
  2. to maintain a small number of taxa
  3. to provide consistent ways to identify and classify organisms as they are being studied
  4. to construct a family tree that predicts how many species may be discovered in the future
Grade 9 Taxonomy
Until recently, the myrtle warbler and the Audubon’s warbler were thought to be separate species of birds because the males have very different appearances. Which observation most likely led to the reclassification of these warblers as one species?
  1. The warblers have the same diet.
  2. The warblers lay the same number of eggs.
  3. The warblers have overlapping geographical ranges.
  4. The warblers interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
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