10BD 15-3: Trees of Life

Which of the following is the highest taxonomic rank in the classification of living things?

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Phylum

• Class

Which domain includes organisms that have membrane-bound organelles?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

• Protista

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom within the domain Eukarya?

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Animalia

Which domain is known for living in extreme environments such as hot springs and salt lakes?

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Protista

Which kingdom is difficult to classify, because the organisms do not form a true monophyletic clade?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Which of the following statements best describes the main difference between Archaea and Bacteria?

• Archaea have a nucleus, while Bacteria do not.

• Archaea have unique membrane lipids not found in Bacteria.

• Bacteria are multicellular, while Archaea are unicellular.

• Bacteria can only live in extreme environments.

Given the following organisms: a mushroom, a sunflower, and a paramecium, which kingdoms do they belong to within the domain Eukarya?

• Fungi, Plantae, Protista

• Plantae, Fungi, Protista

• Protista, Plantae, Fungi

• Fungi, Protista, Plantae

Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all members of the domain Bacteria?

• Presence of a nucleus

• Cell walls containing peptidoglycan

• Ability to photosynthesize

• Multicellularity

Which kingdom contains organisms that are mostly unicellular, eukaryotic, and can be autotrophic or heterotrophic?

• Plantae

• Protista

• Fungi

• Animalia

A scientist discovers a new organism that is unicellular, lacks a nucleus, and lives in a highly acidic hot spring. To which domain does this organism most likely belong?

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Protista