Biological Classification and Evolutionary History Quiz

Test your knowledge of systematics with questions on taxonomy, evolution, and domains. Can you answer them all?

#1

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

Plantae
Animalia
Protista
Fungi
#2

Who is known as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?

Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Carolus Linnaeus
Louis Pasteur
#3

Who proposed the binomial nomenclature system for naming organisms?

Charles Darwin
Louis Pasteur
Gregor Mendel
Carolus Linnaeus
#4

Which of the following is a correct representation of the scientific name for humans?

Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Pan troglodytes
Gorilla gorilla
#5

What is the term for a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

Species
Genus
Family
Order
#6

Which scientist proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Thomas Henry Huxley
#7

What is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms called?

Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Ecology
Embryology
#8

Which of the following is a characteristic of the domain Archaea?

They are all unicellular
They have peptidoglycan cell walls
They are commonly found in extreme environments
They perform photosynthesis
#9

What is the correct hierarchy in biological classification from broadest to most specific?

Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Genus, Family, Species, Phylum, Class
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
#10

Which of the following is a characteristic of the domain Eukarya?

They are all prokaryotic
They include organisms with membrane-bound organelles
They are all extremophiles
They reproduce only asexually
#11

Which of the following is not a domain in the current classification system?

Bacteria
Eukarya
Protista
Archaea
#12

Which of the following is an example of convergent evolution?

The wings of bats and birds
The forelimbs of humans and whales
The eyes of vertebrates and insects
The tail of a fish and the tail of a mammal
#13

What is the term for the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time?

Co-evolution
Adaptive radiation
Convergent evolution
Divergent evolution
#14

Which scientist proposed the concept of the three-domain system?

Carl Woese
Ernst Haeckel
Robert Whittaker
Francisco Ayala
#15

Which of the following is not a characteristic of viruses?

They can only reproduce inside a host cell
They have a cellular structure
They contain genetic material
They can cause diseases in plants, animals, and humans

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