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Test in: Classification

Name______________________________________ Grade 6 ______ February 17,2010 Duration: 50 min Estimated Grade: /100 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2% for neatness and clarity of handwriting I. (20%) Multiple Choices: Circle the letter of the best choice. 1. Protozoa were originally classified as animals because a. they can move on their own. c. they do not have a nucleus. b. they lack a cell membrane. d. they consist of just one cell. 2. All of the following are eukaryotes except a. mushrooms. b. molds.

c. halobacteria.

d. frogs.

3. The human species is placed in the domain called a. Animalia. b. Eukarya. c. Mammalia. 4. At present, the most widely used classification system is the a. one-domain system. c. three-domain system. b. three-kingdom system. d. five-kingdom system.

d. Chordata.

5. The protist Kingdom consists of: a. Multicellular organisms whose genetic material are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane. b. Unicellular organisms whose genetic material are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane. c. Multicellular organisms whose genetic material are enclosed in a nuclear membrane. d. Mostly unicellular organisms whose genetic material are enclosed in a nuclear membrane. 6. Which domain includes plants? a. Animal b. Prokarya

c. Eukarya

d. Chordata

7. The basis of modern classification was developed by: a. Darwin b. Aristotle c. Linnaeus

d. a &d

8. Which of the following is always true of two organisms that belong to the same phylum? a. they reproduce the same way c. they look a lot alike d. they belong to the same class b. they belong to the same kingdom 9. Plants differ from fungi in that plants a. can move about. b. are many celled. c. are producers. d. are heterotrophic.

10. Yeast belongs to the _______________ Kingdom. a. Archaea b. Protist c. Fungi

d. Bacteria

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II. (28%) The diagram below demonstrates the life cycle of sponges in water. Study the diagram and answer the questions below:

1. Identify the name of the cells that the adult male released into the water? (2%)

2. Do you think water helped in reproduction? Justify your answer. (4%)

3. Define fertilization. Where did it take place in the above diagram? (4%)

4. From the diagram, explain what happened to the zygote after fertilization and before reaching the adult stage. (4%)

5. Identify the kind of reproduction illustrated in the above diagram. Justify your answer. (4%)

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6. Do you expect the young sponge to be identical to the parent? Justify your answer. (4%)

7. The sponge is a multicellular organism that lives at the bottom of seas and oceans. To which Kingdom would you classify sponges? Justify your choice. (6%)

III. (8%)Number the following classification groups from the largest to the smallest (the largest group will be Number 1) _____ Class _____ Genus _____ Kingdom _____ Species _____ Phylum _____ Order _____ Family _____ Domain IV. (16%) On the lines provided, match the letters in Colum B that best completes or describes the phrases in Column A. Column A Column B
_____ Prokaryotes living in extremely high temperature _____ The procedure for grouping organisms based on similarities _____ Includes organisms that cause strep throat _____ Includes bread mold _____ The smallest grouping that can interbreed( mate and reproduce) _____ The term for a scientific name made up of two Latin names. _____ An organisms scientific name always begins with a ___. _____ Eukaryotic heterotrophs that reproduce mostly sexually and can move A. Species B. Small letter C. Genus D. Classification E. Arhaea F. Bacteria G. Capital letter H. Fungi I. Animal J. Binomial nomenclature K. Plant

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V. (6%) Cross out the word that does not belong with the other two and justify your choice: 1. Kingdom Phylum Vertebrate

______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Mold Apple Tree Dandelion

______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fungus Mushroom Rose

______________________________________________________________________________ VI. Alaa was collecting data about the classification of four organisms (which he called critters). Unfortunately his data was incomplete and his chart below still had few empty boxes:

CRITTER CHART ONE

CRITTER I
Phylum Class Order Family Genus species Forcipulata Heliasteridae Pisaster ochraceus Forcipulata Asteriidea Orthasterias koehleri Pisaster brevispinus Heliasteridae Evasterias trochelii Echinodermata Asteroidea

CRITTER II

CRITTER III

CRITTER IV
Echinodermata

1. Organisms that share more levels are more closely related. Try to help Alaa complete his data by filling the empty boxes in the table. (8%) 2. According to the chart ABOVE, which critters are most closely related? Justify. (4%)

3.According to the chart ABOVE, which critters have the least structural characteristics in common? Justify. (4%)

4. What is the scientific name of Critter III? (4%)

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