Kingdoms and Phylums

What is one of the most important differences between plants and animals?

• Plants do not move but animals can.
• Plants consume their food but animals can use the sun to produce their food.
• Plants can produce their own food while animals must consume their food.
• Plants do not need water but animals do.

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Identify the organisms that are classified in the plant kingdom.

• Cypress tree, Grapevine, Sunflower, Fern , Moss, Shrub, Moss
• Yeast, Cypress tree, Algae, Grapevine, Mushroom
• Sunflower, Amoeba, Fern, shrub, Moss
• Fern, Grapevine, Shrub, Mushroom, Moss

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Scientists classify living organisms by --

• placing them in groups with organisms that share similar characteristics.
• determining if the organism is harmful or helpful
• the type of brain the organism has
• giving each one several different kingdom names.

Which organisms belong in the same kingdom as the pictured organism?

• Dandelion, Ladybug, Algae
• Ladybug, Wolf, Jellyfish
• Mushroom, Wolf, Jellyfish
• Jellyfish, Algae, Dandelion

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An Amoeba would be classified as  --

• a fungus
• an animal
• a plant
• a protist

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Bacteria are often classified by the shape of their cell.  What are common shapes of bacteria?

• Bacilli, ovoidal, cocci
• Cocci, bacilli, spirilla
• Square, rectangular, crystal
• Crystal, spirilla, diamond

Archaebacteria and Eubacteria are the only living organisms that do not have --

• a cell wall
• a nucleus
• cytoplasm
• flagella

Which statement about bacteria is true?

• Bacteria have a nucleus.
• All bacteria live in extreme environments.
• Bacteria are prokaryotic.
• Bacteria can only be found in dirty or greasy environments.

Two examples of crustaceans are -

• shrimp and squid
• crayfish and bass
• lobsters and crabs
• jellyfish and barnacles

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The three major groups of archaebacteria are -

• salt lovers, decomposers, and cyanobacteria
• methane makers, photosynthesizers, and salt lovers
• heat lovers, salt lovers, methane makers
• producers, consumers, and autotrophs