TLA 15.1 The Six Kingdom System

A unicellular organism that does not have a nucleus would belong in which kingdom?

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Mrs. Robichaux observes cells from a multicellular organism. Each cell has a cell wall but does not contain chloroplasts. The organism MOST likely belongs to which kingdom?

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Which of the following characteristics do plants and fungi have in common?

• They both have cell walls made of chitin.

• They both contain chloroplasts to make their own food.

• They can both be unicellular.

• They both are made of cells containing nuclei.

Which characteristic MOST clearly differentiates bacteria in the Eubacteria kingdom from unicellular protists?

• cell wall

• presence of a nucleus

• ability to make their own food

• ability to be seen with the naked eye

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Which of the following characteristics BEST distinguishes animals from other kingdoms?

• never have cell walls and never have the ability to make their own food

• have cells with a nucleus but never have chloroplasts

• are multicellular in structure and have cells with nuclei

• have cell walls made of cellulose and always have chloroplasts

The presence of which of the following is one main difference between plants and fungi?

• a cell wall

• a nucleus

• a multicellular organism

• chloroplasts

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Single-celled organisms are found living in a volcanic hot spring where Mrs. Jacobson did not expect to find any form of life at all. These organisms are MOST likely from which kingdom?

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

Which kingdom contains organisms that ALWAYS make their own food?

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia

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Mrs. Fairchild observes cells under a microscope and determines that they must be either fungal cells or animal cells. How would she BEST determine their kingdom classification?

• the presence of a nucleus

• the presence of chloroplasts

• the presence of cytoplasm

• the presence of a cell wall

Chiz observes a single-celled organism under a microscope and notes that the cell does not have a cell wall. The organism is MOST likely which of the following?

• an animal

• a protist

• a fungus

• a plant

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