Rio Unit 09 Classification Taxonomy Microorganisms Assessment

Rio Unit 09- Biology Classification, Taxonomy and Microorganisms 1. In which group would there be the greatest similarity between members in terms of structure and function? (Organizing)

3. Which of the following organisms has a definite pathway for impulses from receptors to effectors? (Evaluating)

A Species

A Paramecium

B Genus

B Hydra

C Phyla

C Earthworm

D Kingdom

D Maple tree

2. Which reproductive adaptation is characteristic of most terrestrial vertebrates but not of most aquatic vertebrates? (Analyzing) A Internal fertilization B External fertilization C Motile gametes D External development

4. The body cells of most multicellular animals are not in direct contact with the external environment. How are these cells supplied with materials from the environment? (Analyzing) A By a central nervous system B By hydrolytic enzymes C By sense receptors D By a circulatory system

5. A paramecium absorbs materials from its environment and circulates these materials throughout its cytoplasm. Which life function is described by these activities? (Knowing)

6. Three organisms possess some of the characteristics shown in the chart below. An X indicates that the characteristic is present. Which statement best describes these organisms? (Generating)

A Synthesis B Reproduction C Respiration D Transport

A A could be an algae, B could be an amoeba, and C could be a paramecium. B A could be a plant, and B and C could be coelenterates. C A could be a yeast, and B and C could be bacteria. D A could be a moss, B could be a hydra, and C could be an earthworm. 7. Which set of terms would most likely be used in a description of the nervous system of chordates? (Evaluating) A Brain, dorsal nerve cord, highly developed receptors B Brain, fused ganglia, ventral nerve cord C No brain, fused ganglia, tympana D No brain, nerve net, modified neurons

8. Which title is an appropriate heading for column X? (Integrating)

9. Which statement correctly describes one characteristic of the tubelike digestive system of an earthworm? (Analyzing) A Various parts of the system perform different digestive functions.

A Structures Needed for Anaerobic Respiration B Structures Used in Gas Exchange C Excretory Systems D Sensory Receptors

B The shape of the system allows food to be processed by intracellular digestion. C The shape of the system eliminates the need for egestion. D Digestive enzymes are not used in the system. 10. Which activity is illustrated in the diagram of an ameba shown below? (Integrating)

A Conjugation B Synthesis C Respiration D Ingestion

11. In the cartoon below, Canus nipponicus refers to a proposed scientific name for an imaginary organism. What does this proposed scientific name indicate? (Organizing)

12. Which statement about Penicillium is correct? (Evaluating) A Kingdom and phylum B Phylum and genus C Genus and species D Kingdom and species

A It produces mushrooms. B It causes bread to rise. C It is the source of an antibiotic. D It causes athlete’s foot.

13. What does the presence of cilia, an oral groove, and food vacuoles, and the absence of chloroplasts in a unicellular organism indicate? (Applying) A That the organism carries on sexual reproduction B That the organism carries on autotrophic nutrition C That the organism carries on extracellular digestion D That the organism carries on heterotrophic nutrition 14. What common classification includes hydras, earthworms, grasshoppers, and humans? (Organizing)

15. Which of the following is strongly subject to regional differences? (Analyzing) A Common names B Scientific names C Taxa D Binomial nomenclature 16. Which of the following is composed of several different classes? (Organizing) A Genus

A Genus

B Species

B Species

C Kingdom

C Phylum

D Order

D Kingdom

17. What is true about dissimilar organisms such as a cow and a yeast? (Evaluating) A They are not related at all

19. What do all organisms have in common? (Evaluating) A They use RNA and DNA to pass on information

. B Their degree of relatedness cannot be evaluated.

B They are all prokaryotes C They are all eukaryotes

C Their degree of relatedness can be determined from their genes.

D They are genetically identical

D They can interbreed and thus are the same species. 18. Which of the kingdoms in the sixkingdom system of classification was onced grouped with plants? (Analyzing)

20. Which kingdom contains heterotrophs with cell walls of chitin? (Analyzing)

A Animalia

A Protista

B Carnivores

B Fungi

C Fungi

C Plantae

D Protista

D Animalia

21. Which of the following do prokaryotes lack? (Organizing)

23. Which of the following describes the role of bacteria in the environment? (Applying)

A Cell walls A Carrying out photosynthesis. B Cell membranes B Recycling nutrients. C Definite shape C Fixing nitrogen D Nucleus D All of the above 22. What do all of the organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia have in common? (Analyzing)

24. What is the basic structure of a virus? (Knowing)

A They are all multicellular organisms.

A DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat

B They are all photosynthetic.

B A capsid surrounded by a protein coat

C They are all eukaryotes. C A tail sheath surrounded by tail D They are all prokaryotes.

fibers D A tiny cell surrounded by a cell wall

25. What does a vaccine do when it is injected into the body? (Applying)

A Prompt the body to produce an immune response B Produce toxins that disrupt bacterial equilibrium

A A decrease in the range of depths at which algae can live B An increase in depths at which algae can live

C Use bacterial cells for food D Destroy new pathogens as they arise in the body 26. Which of the following is a disease caused by a virus? (Knowing) A Strep throat

C No effect on the range at which algae can live D A reduction in the photosynthetic capacity of algae 28. To which phylum do amoebas, foraminifers and heliozoans belong? (Organizing)

B AIDS A Protista C Tooth decay B Fungi D Tetanus C Plantae 27. What effect did the evolution of different forms of chlorophyll have in algae? (Generating)

D Animalia