Characteristics of the domains and kingdoms of living organisms

Which of the following belong to the domain Eukarya?

• protista

• plantae

• animalia

• fungi

eukaryotic, multicellular, chitin cell wall, absorptive heterotroph

• protist

• animal

• plant

• fungi

Which order of classification is correct?

• family, species, phylum, class, order, genus, kingdom

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

• species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus

Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?

• Animalia and Plantae

• Animalia and Protista

• Protista and Plantae

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

A cladogram is pictured here. All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of...

• fur

• claws or nails

• lungs

• jaws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Coral is classified as an animal because at some point in its life cycle

• it moves from place to place

• it makes its own food

• it obtains food from its environment

• it gets rid of waste products

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis

• rufus

• wolf

• animal

The characteristics of a particular organism are listed below.

• Is multicellular
• Is a consumer
• Has cells with nuclei
• Reproduces sexually
• Is mobile
• Digests foods internally
 
In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

• Animalia
• Fungi
• Archaea
• Plantae

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The taxonomic levels represented in this picture are the three —

• classes, the lowest levels of organization, and their associated phyla.
• kingdoms, the broadest levels of organization, and their associated phyla.
• domains, the broadest levels of organization, and their associated kingdoms.
• orders, the lowest levels of organization, and their associated domains.