Kingdoms (ADV)

Karen has discovered a new organism in the Amazon Rainforest. It moves by itself, is a consumer, and its cells do not have a cell wall. In what Kingdom would this newly discovered organism belong?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

• Animalia

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Jimmy and Joanna were walking in their backyard and noticed a mushroom growing on the outside of a dead tree. Jimmy claimed that the mushroom was a plant, but Joanna said that it was not a plant, but a fungus. In this case, what evidence BEST supports Joanna's claim?

• The mushroom was an autotroph

• The mushroom was a consumer

• The mushroom was a decomposer

• The mushroom was a heterotroph

Madison is looking at a cell under the microscope. The organism has only one cell, and it has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. It has no cell wall and uses flagella for movement. In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

• Plantae

• Protista

• Animalia

• Fungi

Trey is looking at a cell under the microscope. It is attached to many other cells, and it has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. It has no cell wall. In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

• Animalia

• Protista

• Archaebacteria

• Plantae

Alyssa finds an organism in her yard that is growing underneath an old fencepost. It lives in a very dark, moist environment on decaying leaves. It grows three inches tall within one week, and it is attached to the ground. In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

• Protista

• Eubacteria

• Plantae

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Stentor is classified in the kingdom Protista. What features, both internal and external, should be considered, when classifying this organism?

• presence of cells, but lacking cellular organelles

• unicellular, microscopic organisms

• presence of cells & unicellular OR multicellular

• presence of cells as well as chloroplasts with chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Living organisms are classified into three domains and six kingdoms based on their characteristics. Which characteristics could be used to classify organisms in the plant kingdom? Choose ALL that apply.

• eukaryotic

• heterotrophic

• multicellular

• prokaryotic

• autotrophic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

While working in the lab with samples of food, Rachel saw this rod-shaped organism under the microscope. With further tests, Rachel noticed that the organism was single-celled and did not contain a nucleus. Which of these did Rachel conclude was the best way to classify this organism?

• bacteria

• protist

• fungi

• virus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

I am unicellular
I am prokaryotic
I am found in extreme ecosystems
What kingdom do I belong to?

• The Candy Kingdom
• Kingdom Plantae
• Kingdom Animalia
• Kingdom Archaebacteria

Plant cells and animal cells have similar characteristics. What characteristic do they share that classifies them both into the Eukarya domain?

• They are both multicellular

• They both have a cell wall

• They both have a nucleus in the cells

• They both produce their own food