Biodiversity

Written by Dr. Hira Salman (Biology)

Class 9 · Biology · 10 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

The science of classifying organisms is called:
- A Genetics
- B Ecology
- C Taxonomy
- D Cytology
The scientific name of an organism has how many parts in binomial nomenclature?
- A Three
- B Four
- C Two
- D One
Who introduced binomial nomenclature?
- A Pasteur
- B Linnaeus
- C Mendel
- D Darwin
Which is the largest group in classification?
- A Species
- B Family
- C Kingdom
- D Genus
Which kingdom contains bacteria?
- A Animalia
- B Plantae
- C Fungi
- D Monera
Mushrooms and yeast belong to the kingdom:
- A Plantae
- B Fungi
- C Protista
- D Animalia
The species name of humans is:
- A Pan troglodytes
- B Homo erectus
- C Sapiens homo
- D Homo sapiens
Which of these is the correct order in classification from largest to smallest?
- A Order, class, phylum, kingdom
- B Class, kingdom, order, phylum
- C Phylum, kingdom, order, class
- D Kingdom, phylum, class, order
Animals with backbones are called:
- A Insects
- B Vertebrates
- C Invertebrates
- D Protozoa
A group of similar organisms that can breed together is a:
- A Phylum
- B Genus
- C Species
- D Kingdom

Answer key

1. C, 2. C, 3. B, 4. C, 5. D, 6. B, 7. D, 8. D, 9. B, 10. C

Taxonomy names and groups organisms.
It has a genus name and a species name.
Carolus Linnaeus introduced the two name system.
The order is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Kingdom is the largest.
Bacteria are prokaryotes placed in Kingdom Monera.
They are fungi, which absorb food from their surroundings.
Humans are Homo sapiens.
The hierarchy runs kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
Vertebrates have a backbone.
This is the definition of a species.