Prokaryotes Practice Test

1. The previous classification system was changed thanks to the work of __________________ in the 1977.

• Dr. John Snow
• Dr. Carl Woese
• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

2. According to the chart, fungi belongs to the Domain ________________________.

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

3. Which figure supports Dr. Woese's idea that archaea are genetically more like Eukarya than bacteria?

• A
• B
• neither

4. The arrangement of the three domains suggests_____________________________.

• bacteria and archaea are the same
• eukaryotes evolved first, then archaea and bacteria
• archaea have more in common with eukaryotes than bacteria do

5. This chart has a very big mistake! Which one below is WRONG?

• Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus, but Eukaryotes do have a nucleus.
• ALL Prokaryotes are bacteria, Eukaryotes include everything that's not bacteria.
• Some prokaryotes AND eukaryotes have flagella.

6. Which one is NOT a Prokaryote?

• Archaea
• Bacteria
• Eukarya

7. Early classification suggested there were two groups of living organisms-

• plants and animals
• archaea and bacteria
• prokaryotes and eukaryotes

8. This cladogram shows the first living organisms on earth were

• fungi
• archaea
• bacteria

9. Which kingdom has no cell walls?

• archaea
• animalia
• eukarya

10. Which organisms have cell walls with "bricks" of peptidoglycan?

• plants
• archaea
• bacteria