Classification Kingdoms Quiz

Trees need water so they can make their own food. Trees take in water using their roots. If a drought occurred—reducing the amount of available water—some trees, such as those with deep roots that can reach the water table, would be naturally selected over other trees. If the drought continued for an extended period of time, the trees would likely evolve until most of the trees possessed drought-resistant characteristics. Which of the following allows natural selection and evolution to occur?

• differences in the characteristics of individual trees

• having an identical genetic make-up

• using other plant parts instead of roots to absorb water

• increasing the height of the water table

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Select three reasons why scientists classify organisms.

• so they can tell the order in which the organisms were discovered

• so they can know which organisms to breed to make new species

• so they can talk all over the world about organisms with a common language

• so they can more easily identify new organisms that are discovered

• so they can organize all the different types of organisms to study them better

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?

• Animalia

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Protist

Which characteristic distinguishes organisms in kingdom Archaebacteria from organisms in kingdom Eubacteria?

• Most organisms in kingdom Archaebacteria live in extreme environments, while most organisms in kingdom Eubacteria live in moderate environments.

• Most organisms in kingdom Archaebacteria are single-celled, while only some organisms in kingdom Eubacteria are single-cell.

• Organisms in kingdom Archaebacteria are rod shaped, and organisms in kingdom Eubacteria are only cocci or spiral shaped.

• Organisms in kingdom Archaebacteria have circular DNA, and organisms in kingdom Eubacteria have linear DNA.

Organisms are classified in a system of increasingly detailed levels of similarity. From most general to most specific, which of the following is the correct order of these levels?

• Domain

• Class

• Order

• Phylum

• Kingdom

If two organisms are in the same Phylum they must share the same _______.

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Class

• Species

Which of the following is not a characteristic of organisms in the Kingdom Plantae?

• They are multicellular.

• They have cell walls made of cellulose.

• They can make their own food through photosynthesis.

• They are capable of movement.

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What is the primary difference between organisms in the Kingdom Fungi and the Kingdom Plantae?

• Fungi are multicellular, while plants are unicellular.

• Fungi can make their own food, while plants cannot.

• Fungi absorb nutrients from their environment, while plants make their own food.

• Fungi have cell walls made of chitin, while plants have cell walls made of cellulose.

Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from most general to most specific?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

• Kingdom, Class, Order, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Phylum, Order, Class, Kingdom

If two organisms are in the same Class they must share the same _______.

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Species