Classification Topic Test

Which of the following describes the characteristics of two of the kingdoms represented in the food web? Choose two answers.

• 1. Sea lettuce absorbs light to make food, which classifies it as part of kingdom Animalia.

• 1. Sea lettuce decomposes dead organisms, which classifies it as part of kingdom Plantae.

• Sea lettuce is vegetation and absorbs light to make food, which classifies it as part of kingdom Plantae.

• Sea snails are heterotrophic and multicellular, which classifies them as part of kingdom Animalia.

• 1. Buffalo sculpin fish are autotrophic and multicellular, which classifies them as part of kingdom Animalia.

1. Which of the following describes the importance of having protists and plants in an ecosystem? Choose two answers.

• 1. Protists are important because they have a mutualistic relationship with plants.

• 1. Plants are important because they decompose dead organisms.

• Protists are important because they are primary consumers that feed on a large portion of the world’s aquatic species.

•  Protists are important because they are primary producers that feed a large portion of the world’s aquatic species.

• Plants are important because they produce oxygen.

Which option accurately classifies the organisms described in her observations?

• 1. Organism 1 belongs to kingdom Plantae; Organism 2 belongs to kingdom Fungi.

• 1. Organism 1 belongs to kingdom Fungi; Organism 2 belongs to kingdom Plantae.

• Organism 1 belongs to kingdom Eubacteria; Organism 2 belongs to kingdom Archaebacteria.

• 1. Organism 1 belongs to kingdom Archaebacteria; Organism 2 belongs to kingdom Eubacteria.

3. How do scientists classify and name organisms? Choose two correct answers.

• 1. Scientists classify and name organisms based on age and gender.

• 1. Scientists classify and name organisms by using only similarities between organisms.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by examining physical aspects of organisms and comparing them to other living and extinct organisms.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by examining similarities and differences between organisms.

• 1. Scientists classify and name organisms by their population size and the number of offspring they have.

3. Read the sentences.

One characteristic of the kingdom shown in A is the ability to ____ . Organisms that are part of the kingdom represented by B ____ . One characteristic of the kingdom shown in C is the ability to ____. Organisms that are part of the kingdom shown in D have the ability to ____ .

Choose the option that identifies the missing terms or phrases, in order of appearance in the sentences.

• perform photosynthesis; single-celled and lack a nucleus; reproduce sexually; decompose dead organisms into usable nutrients

• 1. decompose dead organisms into usable nutrients; single-celled and lack a nucleus; reproduce sexually; perform photosynthesis

• 1. decompose dead organisms into usable nutrients; single-celled and lack a nucleus; perform photosynthesis; reproduce sexually

• 1. perform photosynthesis; single-celled and lack a nucleus; decompose dead organisms into usable nutrients; reproduce sexually

3. Taxonomy helps scientists classify organisms based on certain characteristics.

Choose the option that indicates similarities in characteristics between two kingdoms represented in the diagram.

• 1. Organisms A and B both perform photosynthesis.

• Organisms A and B both reproduce sexually.

• Organisms C and D are both consumers.

• Organisms B and C both reproduce asexually.

Which kingdoms would scientists classify the organisms in the diagram as? Choose the option that classifies the organisms, in order from A-D.

• 1. Fungi; plantae; animalia; protista

• Plantae; eubacteria; animalia; fungi

• 1. Fungi; animalia; protista; plantae

• 1. Plantae; fungi; animalia; plantae

3. How do fungi keep an ecosystem healthy?

• 1. Fungi have the ability to create nutrients to produce food for themselves.

• 1. Fungi remove organic matter, which is toxic to surrounding plants.

• Fungi provide nutrients for other organisms through decomposition.

• 1. Fungi provide nutrients for other organisms through photosynthesis.

1. 1. Fungi are important to the ecosystem because they release nutrients
   for plants.

1. 2. Bacteria aiding in digestion is the consequence of a mutualistic relationship.

2. 3. Characteristics of the kingdom Protista are: no body covering, presence of a cell wall, and motility.

3. 4. Characteristics of the kingdom Plantae are: lack of motility, presence of vegetation, and lack of a cell wall.

Which statements are true?

•  1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

Choose the option that completes the concept map by identifying the correct labels, in order from 1-3.

• 1. 1: Contains kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi; 2: Importance: contains organisms that aid gut digestion; 3: System that classifies organisms based on similarities and differences

• 1. 1: System that classifies organisms based on similarities and differences; 2: Importance: contains organisms that aid gut digestion; 3: Contains kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi

•  1: System that classifies organisms based on similarities and differences; 2: Contains kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi; 3: Importance: contains organisms that aid gut digestion

• 1. 1: System that classifies organisms based on size; 2: Contains kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi; 3: Importance: contains organisms that aid gut digestion