Classification Review Quiz

What question should the student put in the empty box to BEST classify a tomato plant?

• Is it made up of complex cells with mitochondria?

• Does it contain chlorophyll in its leaves?

• Does it reproduce sexually?

• Is it a single-celled organism?

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A student wants to develop a model that places bacteria and archaea within the same classification. Which statement provides the BEST evidence that these organisms have common characteristics?

• Both are unicellular organisms that contain a cell nucleus.

• Both are unicellular organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus.

• Both are multicellular organisms that lack membrane-bound organelles.

• Both are multicellular organisms that reproduce asexually.

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A student wants to develop a model that categorizes various plants and animals as either heterotrophs or autotrophs. Which statement provides the BEST criteria for distinguishing which category the various organisms should be placed in within the model?

• Autotrophs are multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually; heterotrophs are unicellular organisms that reproduce asexually.

• Heterotrophs need to consume other organisms in the food chain for sustenance; autotrophs can produce their own food from inorganic sources such as carbon dioxide.

• Heterotrophs are multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually; autotrophs are unicellular organisms that reproduce asexually.

• Heterotrophs can produce their own food from inorganic sources such as carbon dioxide; autotrophs need to consume other organisms in the food chain for sustenance.

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Select THREE reasons why scientists classify organisms.

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

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

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

• so they can determine where on Earth the organisms came from

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

Taxonomy is a scientific field involving

• the study of relationships between organisms.

• the examination of the behavior of organisms.

• the classification and organization of organisms.

• the investigation of the origin of organisms.

In which kingdom should the unknown organism be classified? 

• Fungi

• Animals

• Plants

• Archaea

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Which student made a mistake in his chart?

• Ethan, because a multi-celled organism does not perform as a group.

• Ethan, because different cells perform different functions in a multi-celled organism.

• Marcus, because single-celled organisms are not always living organisms.

• Marcus, because not all functions are performed within the cell of a single-celled organism.

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Which of the following tables correctly compares single-celled and multi-celled organisms?

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Which of the following statements describes a way in which bacteria differ from animals and plants?

• Bacteria are multi-celled.

• Bacteria do not reproduce.

• Bacteria are not made of cells.

• Bacteria do not have specialized cells.

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Which of the following contains a nucleus?

• prokaryotes

• bacteria

• eukaryotes

• organelles