Taxonomy Questions

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Taxonomy

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MCQ. Easy (5 Questions)

Q1.   What is Taxonomy?

           A. It is a way to organize and categorize natural resources

           B. It is a way to organize and categorize living things

           C. It is a way to organize and categorize elements

           D. It is a way to organize and categorize chemical compounds


Q2.   What is the purpose of Taxonomy?

           A. To classify living things into groups for easier study

           B. To organize and categorize natural resources

           C. To organize and categorize elements

           D. To organize and categorize chemical compounds


Q3.   What are the three domains in Taxonomy?

           A. Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, Fungi Kingdom

           B. Bacteria, Archaea, Animal Kingdom

           C. Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

           D. Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, Eukarya


Q4.   What is the highest level of Taxonomy?

           A. Domain

           B. Kingdom

           C. Order

           D. Species


Q5.   What is the scientific name of humans?

           A. Homo sapiens

           B. Homo Animalia

           C. Animalia sapiens

           D. Eukarya sapiens



MCQ. Medium (5 Questions)

Q1.   What are the three domains in Taxonomy?

            I. Animal Kingdom

            II. Bacteria

            III. Archaea

            IV. Eukarya

           Which of the options given above is correct:

           A.  II only.

           B.  II and I only.

           C.  II, III and IV only.

           D.  All of the above.


Q2.   What are the two most specific levels of Taxonomy?

            I. Genus

            II. Family

            III. Species

            IV. Class

           Which of the options given above is correct:

           A.  II only.

           B.  I and II only.

           C.  I, II and III only.

           D.  All of the above.


Q3.   In the Animal Kingdom, which Family do wolves and dogs belong to?

            I. Reptilia

            II. Felidae

            III. Primates

            IV. Canidae

           Which of the options given above is correct:

           A.  II only.

           B.  II and I only.

           C.  II, III and IV only.

           D.  All of the above.


Q4.   Which level of Taxonomy is used to categorize living organisms according to their shared characteristics?

            I. Kingdom

            II. Phylum

            III. Species

            IV. Domain

           Which of the options given above is correct:

           A.  I only.

           B.  I and III only.

           C.  I, II and IV only.

           D.  All of the above.


Q5.   What is the scientific name of the human species?

            I. Homo species

            II. Sapiens genus

            III. Homo sapiens

            IV. Animal Kingdom

           Which of the options given above is correct:

           A.  I only.

           B.  I and IV only.

           C.  I, II and III only.

           D.  All of the above.



MCQ. Hard (2 Questions)

Q1.  Read the following statements carefully:

            Statement I:   There are three domains bacteria, archaea , and eukarya.

            Statement II:  Kingdom the next level broadens it up a bit more.

            Statement III: Phylum, class, order, family these levels get more and more specific.

            Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

           A.  II and I

           B.  III and I only.

           C.  III only.

           D.  All Statements are Correct.


Q2.  Read the following statements carefully:

            Statement I:   Taxonomy would be like sorting those legos by color, size, or shape, so you can find the piece you want more easily.

            Statement II:  In the same way, scientists sort all living things into categories to study them more easily.

            Statement III: Scientists use different levels in this system, starting broad and getting more specific.

            Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

           A.  II and I

           B.  III and I only.

           C.  III only.

           D.  All Statements are Correct.



True & False (5 Questions)

Q1.   Humans are classified as Homo sapiens.

           A. TRUE

           B. FALSE


Q2.   Taxonomy is the way scientists organize and categorize living things based on shared characteristics.

           A. TRUE

           B. FALSE


Q3.   The Domain is the broadest category in the taxonomy system.

           A. TRUE

           B. FALSE


Q4.   Dogs and wolves belong to the same Genus.

           A. TRUE

           B. FALSE


Q5.   The Family is the most specific level in the taxonomy system.

           A. TRUE

           B. FALSE



Descriptive (5 Questions)

Q1.   What is the Animal Kingdom?


Q2.   What are Genus and Species?


Q3.   What is Taxonomy?


Q4.   What are the three domains?


Q5.   What is the scientific name of humans?



Fillups (5 Questions)

Q1.  The scientific name for humans is _______

           A. Homo sapiens

           B. Homo Animal

           C. Homo Eukarya

           D. Homo Genus


Q2.  The Family level identifies organisms that share _______

           A. the same Genus

           B. the same Species

           C. the same Domain

           D. many characteristics


Q3.  The broadest level of taxonomy is called _______

           A. Genus

           B. Domain

           C. Species

           D. Family


Q4.  The Animal Kingdom includes _______

           A. Fungi

           B. Plants

           C. Animals

           D. Bacteria


Q5.  The two types of microorganisms are _______ and _______

           A. Bacteria, Animal

           B. Archaea, Fungi

           C. Bacteria, Archaea

           D. Animal, Plant



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