Introduction to Taxonomy

Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

Which domain includes all animals and plants?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Bacteria

Almost all bacteria are...

• Unicellular
• Multicellular

Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?

• Animalia and Plantae
• Animalia and Protista
• Protista and Plantae

To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...

• it cannot reproduce asexually
• it cannot make its own food
• it cannot breathe oxygen gas

Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Dead

Fungi are a type of...

• decomposer
• producer

Choose the correct way to write the scientific name for humans:

• homo sapiens
• Homosapiens
• Homo sapiens
• Homo Sapiens

Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a cell wall?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name