Standard 1 Unit Test (2019-2020)

Most scientists currently classify life into how many kingdoms?

• 6

• 5

• 2

• 3

Organisms under the taxonomic group Animalia are

• all single-celled autotrophs

• sometimes multi-celled autotrophs

• sometimes single-celled heterotrophs

• all multi-celled heterotrophs

What kind of cell has no nucleus and no membrane bound organelles?

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

• a plant or animal cell

• dead cell

Which of the following do a frog, worm, and pine tree have in common?

• They are all eukaryotic organisms that have nuclei in their cells.

• They are all prokaryotic organisms that have free DNA in their cells.

• They are all autotrophic organisms and make their own food.

• They are all heterotrophic organisms that use organic carbon for growth.

Which of the following contains a nucleus?

• prokaryotes

• bacteria

• eukaryotes

• organelles

If a chicken egg were used as a model of a cell, what type of cell would it best represent?

• a prokaryotic cell, with the yolk representing the cell membrane.

• a prokaryotic cell, with the yolk representing the chloroplast

• a eukaryotic cell, with the yolk representing the nucleus

• a eukaryotic cell, with the yolk representing free DNA

Using the dichotomous key, which type of tree did this sample come from?

• spruce

• maple

• palm

• hemlock

Which of the following describes a way that protists differ from animals and plants?

• Protists are single-celled organisms.

• Animals and plants do not resemble protists.

• Protists are typically much larger than most plants and animals.

• Different species of protists do not differ greatly from one another.

What is the purpose of the taxonomic system?

• to require scientists to use standard units of measurement

• to organize living organisms in a meaningful way

• to determine the biochemistry of different species

• to extend scientists' ability to magnify living organisms

What is the kingdom that contains single-celled organisms that live in extreme environments?

• plantae

• bacteria

• protista

• archaea