Kingdoms & Domains

Characteristics of an organism:

1. Made of many cells

2. Each cell has a nucleus

3. Eats other organisms

Which word would describe this organism?

• Autotrophic

• Prokaryotic

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

Scientists are studying an organism that can make its own food. It is made of trillions of cells, and each cell has its own nucleus. Which pair of words could be used to describe this organism?

• Autotrophic and prokaryotic

• Autotrophic and eukaryotic

• Heterotrophic and eukaryotic

• Heterotrophic and multicellular

Why are plants considered autotrophic organisms?

• They contain many cells

• Their cells contain a nucleus

• They can produce their own food

• They cannot freely move on their own

Protists are a group of mostly single-celled organisms. All protists are considered eukaryotic. What makes protists eukaryotic?

• All protists can make their own food

• All protists contain a cell nucleus

• Every protist is able to move itself around

• Every protist is classified as unicellular

What domain includes unicellular organisms that live in extreme environments and are prokaryotes?

• Archaea

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

What do the domains Archaea and Bacteria have in common?

• They both contain organisms that are classified as animals

• They both contain organisms that are classified as eukaryotes

• They both contain organisms that are classified as plants

• They both contain organisms that are classified as prokaryotes

A unicellular, prokaryotic organism that reproduces asexually, and found on the surface of a table would be classified in which Kingdom of life?

• Archaea

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Fungi

Which Kingdom of life would the illustration be classified as?

• Eubacteria
• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia

Which domain would the cell in the picture belong to?

• Archaea
• Bacteria
• Eukarya
• Archaebacteria

Why is a rock not considered a living organism?

• It does not move
• It cannot do photosynthesis
• It does not breathe
• It is not composed of one or more cells