8th Grade Science      Taxonomy                                                                               Name:

 

1. List the seven taxonomic levels from most inclusive to most specific;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Our taxonomy system was devised by:  (a) Darwin      (b) Linneaus      (c) Einstein

 

3. The level name which is NOT capitalized :  (a) Kingdom     (b) Order        (c) Species

 

4. Rabbits belong to which order?    (a) Reptilia       (b) Rodents         (c) Lagamorph

 

5. Birds belong to the class      (a) Aves          (b) Animalia          (c) Reptilia           (d) Cordata

 

6. Humans are Cordates.     TRUE  or  FALSE

 

7. Humans are Primates.     TRUE  or  FALSE

 

8. All apes have tails.          TRUE  or  FALSE

 

9. A cell with only one from each pair of chromosomes is:  (a) Haploid     (b) Diploid     (c) Dead

 

10.You see a monkey swinging from its tail in a zoo exhibit.  This primate is from:

                (a) the New World              (b) the Old World             (c) Australia

 

11. The Australian platypus:              (a) has fur                                              (b) lays eggs

                                                                (c) has poisonous spurs                     (d) all of these

 

12. Which of the following is the family of dogs? (a) Carnivore      (b)  Canidae         (c) Canis

 

13. Coral and sponges are:     (a) animals         (b) plants            (c) fungi

 

14. In DNA, guanine is always paired with:  (a) Adenine       (b) Cytosine        (c) Thymine

 

15. Horses are more closely related to:   (a) deer          (b) rhinoceroses        (c) cows        (d) sheep

 

16. Whales are in the same order as:    (a) dolphins         (b) seals            (c) manatees         

 

17.  Which is NOT an arthropod?    (a) Spider         (b) Octopus        (c) Fly            (d) Tick

 

18.  Which is the farthest (most distant) relative of the dog, Canis familiaris?

    (a) Wolf, Canis lupus      (b) Jackal, Canis aureus       (c) Fox, Vulpes vulpes     (d) Coyote, Canis latrans

 

19. Binomial nomenclature means each species:

  (a) Is identified by genus and species            (c) Has exactly two words in its official name

  (b) Has a Latin name                                          (d) All of these

 

20. The largest gamete normally produced in a mammal is:   (a) Sperm        (b) Egg        (c) Diploid

 

A. Meiosis

B. Mitosis

C. Codon

D. Transcription

E. Translation

F. RNA

G. DNA

H. Genotype

I. Phenotype

 

21. ___ When a protein is produced from RNA.

22. ___ Deoxyribonucleic acid.

23. ___ Outward, or visible, appearance or traits of an organism.

24. ___ When RNA is produced from DNA.

25. ___ Reduction division; production of haploid sexual gametes

26. ___ Three-base nucleic acid sequence which indicates one amino acid.

27. ___ Traits based on an organism’s genes, not always visible.

28. ___ Asexual duplication, or copying, of a cell.

29. ___ Ribonucleic acid.

 

30. Pick one of the animals picture below and describe it as we did in lab.  Construct a well-worded essay about it.  Tell as much of its scientific classification as you can (all its taxonomic names).  Where does it live?  What does it eat?  Would it make a good pet? Circle the one you pick.  (9 points.)