Classification-Kingdoms of Life

How does dividing species into kingdoms help us understand them?

• It helps us to see which animals existed first

• It helps us understand how animal organ systems work

• It helps us understand the differences and similarities among living things

• It helps us to predict what changes animals will make to adapt to their surroundings

How do you know that an organism belongs to the animal kingdom?

• It breaks down things in nature, it can survive in extreme conditions, and has at least one cell

• It is a single-celled organism that can make its own food, and that can breathe and move around

• It can make its own food, it can breathe and move around, and it has many cells

• It cannot make its own food, it can breathe and move around, and it has many cells

How are plants and animals similar?

• They have multiple cells

• They can move around

• They can't make their own food

• They breathe in oxygen

You are studying a single-celled organism under a microscope. Is it possible for this organism to be classified as fungi?

• Yes, because single-celled organisms break down things in nature, which is what fungi do

• Yes, because all fungi are single-celled organisms

• No, because fungi can be seen without the aid of a microscope and they are not single-celled organisms

• No, because single-celled organisms all cause disease, but fungi cure diseases

The Kingdoms of Life

How do fungi and plants differ?

• Plants do not make their own food, but fungi do

• Fungi do not have roots, flowers or leaves, and plants do

• Fungi do not break down decaying matter, and plants do

• Plants cannot move about, but fungi can

The Kingdoms of Life

Which of the following is a characteristic of bacteria?

• They have many cells

• They contain chlorophyll

• They make their own food

• They can live in extreme conditions

What characteristic do animals and protists share?

• the ability to make their own food

• the ability to move around

• the ability to break down decaying matter

• having multiple cells