Domains and Kingdoms SSA Worksheet Review

How are members of Domain Eukarya different from members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria?

• Members of Domain Eukarya are less complex than the members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria

• Members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria are multicellular, and members of Domain Eukarya are usually single-celled organisms

• Members of Domain Eukarya have cells with membrane-bound organelles, and members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria lack nuclei

• Members of Domain Bacteria and Domain Archaea have structures for making their own food, and members of Domain Eukarya lack these structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Mushrooms, bread molds, and yeasts are classified together in the fungi kingdom. Specific characteristics are used to classify these organisms. Which of the following is a characteristic used to classify these organisms as fungi?

• They are parasites

• They are unicellular

• They are prokaryotes

• They are heterotrophs

Which list of characteristics describes organisms classified as animals?

• Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

• Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

• Unicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

• Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

A group of students prepared a table listing the types of reproduction that occur in several organism. Based on this information, which organism can produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent organism?

• Ferns only

• Amoebas and yeast only

• Cats, hydras, frogs and ferns only

• Amoebas, yeasts, hydras and ferns only

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

In the six-kingdom system of classifying things, which kingdoms contain unicellular organisms?

• Eubacteria only

• Eubacteria and Protista

• Archaebacteria Only

• Eubacteria, Archaebacteria and Protista

If species A and B have similar genes, which of the following is probably true?

• Species A and Species B shared a common ancestor

• Species A evolved independently of species B for a long period

• Species A and Species B are the same species

• Species A is older than species B

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In classification, a species is defined as

• The most general taxon of the classification system

• The commonly used name for an organism

• A group with similar physical characteristics

• A group of organisms that can breed and produce offspring

Which of the following would be considered the strongest evidence that two species are related to one another?

• Same extinction pattern

• Similar genes

• Shared taxonomy

• Common structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is the most abundant group of organisms on Earth?

• Archaea

• Protista

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Which of the following is a group of organisms that can breed and produce offspring?

• Phylum

• Genus

• Species

• Order