Classification of Organisms Unit Assessment

Bridget is creating a dichotomous key that she can use to classify insects in her backyard. She is developing a series of questions to consider for each insect. How many possible answers should each question have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following organisms belongs to Kingdom Protista?

• Mushrooms
• Beetles
• Sequoias
• Algae

A multicellular organism has been recently discovered. The organism does not move, does catch food, and does not perform photosynthesis. It is a decomposer. To what kingdom does the organism most likely belong?

• Kingdom Plant
• Kingdom Protista
• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Animalia

Which of the following is a difference between fungi and plants?

• Plants perform photosynthesis, but fungi do not
• Fungi are prokaryotes, but plants are not
• Fungi perform photosynthesis, but fungi do not
• Fungi are protists, but plants are not

What do all of the bacteria in both bacterial kingdoms have in common that is different from the organisms in the other kingdoms?

• They are harmful
• They are multicellular
• They are autotrophs
• They are prokaryotes

An organism is made up of only one eukaryotic cell. It is autotrophic and its cell wall contains cellulose. In what kingdom would you classify this organism?

• Plant
• Protista
• Animal
• Fungi

Over a long period of time, a freshwater biome (lake) can become a temperate forest biome. The decomposition of dead plant and animal matter is a part of this process. Which of the following organisms would most likely be responsible for decomposing the dead plant and animal matter in a lake?

• bacteria
• clams
• grasses
• snails

_____________ have existed on Earth at least 3 billion years and are found in extreme environments.

• Archaebacteria
• Fungi
• Eubacteria
• Plantae

Members of the kingdom Protista

• have a nucleus
• are bacterial organisms
• are mushsrooms
• have no nucleus

Organisms in the kingdom ____________ usually move by themselves and have advanced nervous sytems that allow them to respond to their environment.

• Fungi
• Plantae
• Animalia
• Protista