Name:____________________________________________
Classification
1. There are six kingdoms, give an example for each kingdom
Animal _________________________ Plant ____________________ Fungi ________________________
Eubacteria ______________________ Archaebacteria____________________ Protists _________________
2. Into what kingdom would each of the following be classified:
a) unicellular prokaryotes that live in dust ________________________________
b) unicellular eukaryotes that live in pond water _____________________________
c) multicellular eukaryotes that live all over the planet and consume food ___________________________
d) unicellular prokaryotes that live in volcanic ash and other inhospitable environments _____________________
e) multicullular eukaryotes that have cell walls and are heterotrophic ______________________________
f) multicullular eukaryotes that have cell walls and are autotrophic ______________________________
3. Based on the chart, which two animals are most closely
Scientific Name ....Common Name
related to the tiger:_________________________________
Panthera onca ...... Jaguar
4. Would you expect an animal with the name Rania concolor
Felis concolor ..... Mountain lion
to look similar to a mountain lion? Why or why not?
Panthera leo ........Lion
Felis catus .........House cat
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Canis lupus......... Wolf
Panthera tigris .... Tiger
5. Which animal is most closely related to the house cat?
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6. Organisms that below to the same class, must belong to the
same : (check)
____ Order _____Phylum ____Kingdom ___ Family
7. Fill in the blanks:
Kingdom --> ______________ --> Class --> _______________
--> _________________ --> Genus --> _______________
8. In each pair, circle the one that you would expect to find the
most individual species:
kingdom and genus
phylum and
kingdom
phylum and kingdom
phylum and class
class and family
order and class
order and phylum
genus and
species