Taxonomy

Mushrooms are a type of fungus. What characteristic of fungi makes them different from plants?

• Fungal cells are eukaryotic.
• Fungi are multicellular.
• Fungi are heterotrophic.
• Fungi have cell walls.

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Many protists are single-celled organisms, as are bacteria. However, protists and bacteria are in different biological kingdoms. Which of the following comparisons of protists and bacteria is NOT true?

• Both protists and bacteria can be motile.
• Protists are eukaryotes, while bacteria are prokaryotes.
• Protists may be photosynthetic, but bacteria cannot be photosynthetic.
• Both protists and bacteria are microorganisms.

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The diagram shows a cell. 
What type of organism might contain this type of cell?

• animal
• bacterium
• plant 
• prokaryote 

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Based upon the information shown in the cladogram below, which trait would most likely be observed in ray-finned fish?

• amniotic egg
• bony skeleton
• four limbs
• hair

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Who developed the system of naming organisms with 2 names?

• Mendel
• Hooke
• Watson and Crick
• Linnaeus

The 8 levels of classification, largest to smallest.

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
• Genus, Species, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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The domain Archaea: 

• are multicellular
• Undergo photosynthesis
• have membrain bound organelles
• are able to tolerate extreme conditions

What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals have in common?

• Multicellular
• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Consumers

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Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:

• Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria
• Protista
• Fungi