Kingdoms Practice Questions

Match the vocab term with its definition.

• Has a nucleus and organelles

• Autotrophic

• Makes its own energy

• Heterotrophic

• Eats to get energy

• Eukaryotic

• No nucleus or organelles

• Prokaryotic

Match the kingdom to the provided description.

• Kingdom Fungi

• Eukaryotic

  Uni or multicellular

  Autotrophic or heterotrophic

  Diverse cell structures

• Kingdom Plantae

• Eukaryotic

  Uni or multicellular

  Heterotrophic

  Cell wall (chitin)

• Kingdom Protista

• Eukaryotic

  Multicellular

  Autotrophic

  Cell wall (cellulose)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Match the kingdom to the provided description.

• Kingdom Eubacteria

• Prokaryotic

  Unicellular

  Autotrophic and heterotrophic

  Live in extreme environments

• Kingdom Animalia

• Prokaryotic

  Unicellular

  Autotrophic and heterotrophic

  Cell wall with peptidoglycan

• Kingdom Archaebacteria

• Eukaryotic

  Multicellular

  Heterotrophic

  No cell wall

A mushroom (Kingdom Fungi) and a humpback whale (Kingdom Animalia) are alike because both are —

• motile

• heterotrophic

• prokaryotic

• unicellular

Animals decompose after they die because of single-celled, prokaryotic organisms that feed on the organic material. Which of these kingdoms is responsible for decomposing animals?

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Plantae

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A colony of prokaryotic organisms is found living in Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Scientists were surprised by this discovery since it was once believed that nothing could live in such an extreme concentration of salt. This organism most likely belongs to which kingdom?

• Protista

• Archaeabacteria

• Fungi

• Animalia

A single-celled organism is found in a sample of water. It contains a nucleus as well as other membrane-bound organelles and possesses a flagellum for movement. This organism most likely belongs to which kingdom?

• Animalia

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Protista

Which of the following kingdoms do NOT have a cell wall?

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Fill in the blank: Organisms that are _______ and have a cell wall made of cellulose belong to the Plantae kingdom.

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

• Unicellular

• Heterotrophic

Which kingdom is characterized by organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and live in extreme environments?

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Fungi