Organism Classification and Common Features Quiz
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What is traditionally used as the basis for classification of organisms?

  • Protein synthesis and DNA
  • Morphology and anatomy (correct)
  • Genetic material and ribosomes
  • Cytoplasm and cell membranes
  • Which features do all living organisms have in common?

  • Presence of rough endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes
  • Presence of cytoplasm and cell membranes (correct)
  • Presence of genetic material and DNA
  • Presence of ribosomes and protein synthesis
  • What is responsible for protein synthesis in living organisms?

  • DNA
  • Rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • Ribosomes (correct)
  • Cytoplasm
  • Which study involves the examination of the internal structure of organisms?

    <p>Anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis in living organisms?

    <p>Golgi apparatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the genetic material found in all living organisms?

    <p>Lipid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature do all mammals have in common?

    <p>Scales</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the form and outward appearance of organisms called?

    <p>Anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a key that leads the user through to the name of an organism by giving two descriptions at a time and asking them to choose?

    <p>Dichotomous key</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Whittaker five-kingdom scheme, which kingdom consists of single-celled organisms that do not fit obviously into either the plant or animal kingdom?

    <p>Protoctists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the Father of Systematic Biology and believed he could put every organism into a group and give every organism a unique, two-part name?

    <p>Carolus Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first division of living things in the classification system, putting them into one of five kingdoms?

    <p>Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system of naming species is made up of two parts showing the genus and the species, written in Latin and printed in italics?

    <p>Binomial system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature do all animals have in common?

    <p>Feeding on organic substances made by other living things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature do all plants have in common?

    <p>Multicellularity and nucleus-containing cells with cell walls and chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for classifying fungi, bacteria, and single-celled organisms which do not fit obviously into either the plant or animal kingdom?

    <p>Whittaker five-kingdom scheme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of key is used to identify organisms based on a series of questions about their features?

    <p>Classification key</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist is known for developing the internationally agreed binomial system of naming species?

    <p>Carolus Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do all living organisms have in common?

    <p>Presence of nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which kingdom consists of organisms with multicellular cells containing a nucleus but no cell walls or chloroplasts?

    <p>Animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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