Unit 9 Classification

One reason common names are not useful to biologists is that they ....

• are in Latin.

• can apply to more than one organism.

• are too long.

• require the use of a dichotomous key.

All organisms in Kingdom Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are ______.

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

• multicellular organisms

• photosynthetic organisms

Which kingdom contains organisms with cell walls of chitin?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Which kingdom contains organisms that secrete enzymes from hyphae into their food to absorb nutrients?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Bacteria

Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a cell wall?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista

Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?

• Plantae and Animalia
• Fungi and Plantae
• Protista and Plantae

Molds and yeasts all belong to the Kingdom _______.

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Eubacteria

• Protista

Which Kingdom does an amoeba (heterotrophic organism living in a freshwater pond) categorize under?

• Protist

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

Which hierarchical taxonomic category is the least inclusive?

• Domain

• Order

• Family

• Species

Identify the taxonomic group that contains the all of the others

• Kingdom

• Class

• Order

• Species