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Biological Classification
Practice Test Questions
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Biological Classification Sample Test Questions
The following questions, from the Virtual Microbiology Classroom, are designed to help students better understand this topic. All questions are based on material that can be found on the Biological Classification Lecture Main Page.
1. Which domain is NOT prokaryotic?
a. Eubacteria b. Archaea c. Eukaryota
2. Which domain has peptidoglycan as part of its cell wall structure?
a. Eubacteria b. Archaea c. Eukaryota
3. Which example below is the correct way to type a scientific name?
a. Genus species b. genus species c. Genus species d. Genus Species
4. Who initiated the use of binomial nomenclature in classifying organisms?
a. Carolus Linnaeus
b. Louis Pasteur
c. Joseph Lister
d. Antonie Leeuwenhoek
e. Gerhard Domagk
5. A dichotomous key is ...
a. a tool used to identify living things
c. a type of enzyme
d. a way to determine if a cell is in a hyper- or hypotonic environment
e. a key for opening two chotomii
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These multiple choice and true/false questions are designed to help students better understand Biological Classification.
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Page last updated: 5/2012
