Lesson 4.6.4
4.6.4 Classification of living organisms Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Who developed the classification system that groups living things by structure and characteristics?
- Niels Bohr
- Carl Woese
- Charles Darwin
- Carl Linnaeus
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What is the correct order of Linnaean classification levels from broadest to narrowest?
- species to kingdom
- genus to order
- kingdom to species
- domain to phylum
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What naming system uses two parts to name an organism?
- domain system
- binomial system
- metric system
- Linnaean system
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Who developed the three-domain system?
- Carl Linnaeus
- Carl Woese
- James Chadwick
- Charles Darwin
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Which is the third domain, alongside Archaea and Bacteria?
- Eukaryota
- Fungi
- Plantae
- Protista
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How are organisms in the domain Archaea typically described?
- photosynthetic plants
- vertebrate animals
- multicellular fungi
- extreme environments
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Which domain includes protists, fungi, plants and animals?
- Viruses
- Eukaryota
- Archaea
- Bacteria
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What technical advancement helped lead to the three-domain classification system?
- telescope lenses
- X-ray machines
- improved microscopes
- centrifuges
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What follows when chemical analysis conflicts with structural classification methods?
- new models
- organisms stop breeding
- habitats merge together
- species go extinct
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What does sharing a genus but having different species names indicate?
- closely related species
- unrelated species
- competing populations
- identical organisms
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A species has the binomial name Panthera leo. What is its species name?
- Felidae
- Panthera
- Panthera leo
- leo
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Which data are used for extinct organisms in evolutionary trees?
- DNA sequences
- behavioural data
- fossil data
- ecological data
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What does a node joining two branches on an evolutionary tree indicate?
- genetic mutation
- habitat loss
- common ancestor
- extinction event
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Which domain does a bacterium belong to in the three-domain system?
- Eukaryota
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Plantae
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An organism lives in volcanic hot springs and is primitive. Which domain is it in?
- Bacteria
- Eukaryota
- Fungi
- Archaea
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Which evidence led Carl Woese to propose the three-domain system?
- anatomical drawings
- fossil evidence
- behavioural studies
- chemical analysis
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What is a major advantage of the binomial naming system?
- describes habitat size
- indicates diet type
- universal two-part name
- shows exact age
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Which biochemical method led to the introduction of the three-domain system?
- ecological sampling
- light microscopy
- fossil dating
- chemical analysis
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Which level of the Linnaean system lies directly above species?
- genus
- kingdom
- order
- family
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How should biological classification be updated if structure and chemistry conflict?
- delete both species
- ignore chemical evidence
- rely solely on fossils
- revise using chemistry
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