Unit 1AB Study Guide - Classifying Organisms

Organisms in kingdom Protists are ________, mostly multicellular but can be single celled, and can be heterotrophs or autotrophs. (Fill in the blank)

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

• archaeal

• bacterial

Mushrooms, mold, and yeast are part of which kingdom?

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

Organisms in the kingdom Fungi are heterotrophic and do not contain ____

• Chloroplast

• cell walls

• Eukaryotic Cells

• spores

Most scientists currently classify life into how many kingdoms?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 7

Organisms under the taxonomic group Animalia are all ________ heterotrophs. (Fill in the blank)

• multi-celled

• single-celled

• photosynthetic

• prokaryotic

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A standardized taxonomic system is important in biology because:

• it allows scientists to communicate clearly about species.

• it helps organisms evolve faster.

• it increases the number of species.

• it eliminates the need for scientific research.

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A plant cell and a bacterial cell are similar in that both have a ________.

• cell wall

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

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A dichotomous key moves from observing the most obvious traits that can divide the organisms to the most specific traits, offering how many choices each time?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The correct Linnaean classification system order is: Kingdom → ________ → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species. (Fill in the blank)

• Phylum

• Domain

• Division

• Section

Organisms that make their own food are called ________. (Fill in the blank)

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• decomposers

• parasites