Skip to content- Which taxonomic rank comes directly above species?
- A) Genus
- B) Family
- C) Order
- D) Class
Answer: A) Genus
- What is the highest level of classification in the biological taxonomy?
- A) Kingdom
- B) Domain
- C) Phylum
- D) Class
Answer: B) Domain
- In which domain do animals belong?
- A) Bacteria
- B) Archaea
- C) Eukarya
- D) Protista
Answer: C) Eukarya
- Which kingdom do sponges belong to?
- A) Protista
- B) Plantae
- C) Fungi
- D) Animalia
Answer: D) Animalia
- Which phylum includes animals with a notochord at some stage of development?
- A) Arthropoda
- B) Chordata
- C) Mollusca
- D) Echinodermata
Answer: B) Chordata
- Which class do birds belong to?
- A) Mammalia
- B) Reptilia
- C) Aves
- D) Amphibia
Answer: C) Aves
- What is the main characteristic of organisms in the phylum Arthropoda?
- A) Radial symmetry
- B) Jointed appendages
- C) Notochord
- D) Segmented body
Answer: B) Jointed appendages
- Which of the following is a correct binomial nomenclature?
- A) Panthera leo
- B) panthera Leo
- C) Panthera Leo
- D) panthera leo
Answer: A) Panthera leo
- What taxonomic class do frogs belong to?
- A) Mammalia
- B) Aves
- C) Reptilia
- D) Amphibia
Answer: D) Amphibia
- Which taxonomic rank comes directly below family?
- A) Class
- B) Genus
- C) Phylum
- D) Order
Answer: B) Genus
- Which of the following is a characteristic of animals in the class Mammalia?
- A) Feathers
- B) Laying eggs
- C) Warm-blooded with fur or hair
- D) Cold-blooded
Answer: C) Warm-blooded with fur or hair
- Which phylum contains jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones?
- A) Mollusca
- B) Cnidaria
- C) Annelida
- D) Echinodermata
Answer: B) Cnidaria
- What is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from highest to lowest?
- A) Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- B) Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Species, Genus
- C) Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species
- D) Kingdom, Domain, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species
Answer: A) Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- Which kingdom includes unicellular organisms like protozoa?
- A) Fungi
- B) Plantae
- C) Protista
- D) Animalia
Answer: C) Protista
- Which phylum includes animals that are segmented worms?
- A) Nematoda
- B) Platyhelminthes
- C) Annelida
- D) Mollusca
Answer: C) Annelida
- What characteristic do all animals in the phylum Mollusca share?
- A) They have segmented bodies
- B) They have an exoskeleton
- C) They have a soft body, often with a hard shell
- D) They have jointed appendages
Answer: C) They have a soft body, often with a hard shell
- Which of the following animals belongs to the class Reptilia?
- A) Salamander
- B) Crocodile
- C) Frog
- D) Whale
Answer: B) Crocodile
- What is the primary feature that distinguishes vertebrates from invertebrates?
- A) Presence of a backbone
- B) Ability to lay eggs
- C) Jointed legs
- D) Radial symmetry
Answer: A) Presence of a backbone
- Which phylum includes animals such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans?
- A) Echinodermata
- B) Arthropoda
- C) Annelida
- D) Nematoda
Answer: B) Arthropoda
- Which kingdom do fungi belong to?
- A) Protista
- B) Animalia
- C) Plantae
- D) Fungi
Answer: D) Fungi
- Which of the following taxa is the broadest in terms of biological classification?
- A) Class
- B) Family
- C) Phylum
- D) Genus
Answer: C) Phylum
- Which phylum do sea stars and sea urchins belong to?
- A) Echinodermata
- B) Mollusca
- C) Arthropoda
- D) Cnidaria
Answer: A) Echinodermata
- Which taxonomic group is most specific?
- A) Kingdom
- B) Family
- C) Order
- D) Genus
Answer: D) Genus
- Which class of animals is characterized by having scales and laying soft-shelled eggs?
- A) Amphibia
- B) Aves
- C) Reptilia
- D) Mammalia
Answer: C) Reptilia
- Which of the following animals belongs to the class Mammalia?
- A) Shark
- B) Bat
- C) Salamander
- D) Penguin
Answer: B) Bat
- Which taxonomic rank groups organisms into similar families?
- A) Order
- B) Genus
- C) Species
- D) Phylum
Answer: A) Order
- Which animal belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes?
- A) Earthworm
- B) Flatworm
- C) Octopus
- D) Starfish
Answer: B) Flatworm
- Which taxonomic rank comes directly below phylum?
- A) Family
- B) Class
- C) Order
- D) Genus
Answer: B) Class
- Which class of animals is known for having a cartilaginous skeleton?
- A) Mammalia
- B) Amphibia
- C) Chondrichthyes
- D) Reptilia
Answer: C) Chondrichthyes
- What is the defining characteristic of animals in the class Aves?
- A) Lay eggs
- B) Have feathers
- C) Cold-blooded
- D) Have mammary glands
Answer: B) Have feathers
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