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WorksheetsTaxonomy and Lower Kingdoms Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What term refers to assigning each species a two-part scientific name?
a)
Binomial nomenclature
b)
Taxonomy
c)
Species latinization
d)
Phylogeny
2.
Which of the following kingdoms contain prokaryotic organisms?
a)
Archaebacteria and Fungi
b)
Eubacteria and Protista
c)
Fungi and Protista
d)
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
3.
Which of the following compounds is found in the cell walls of Archaebacteria?
a)
Peptidoglycan
b)
A unique lipid
c)
Chitin
d)
Silica
4.
Which of the following compounds is found in the cell walls of Eubacteria?
a)
Peptidoglycan
b)
A unique lipid
c)
Chitin
d)
Silica
5.
Which of the following compounds is found in the cell walls of Fungi?
a)
Peptidoglycan
b)
A unique lipid
c)
Chitin
d)
Silica
6.
Into which kingdom should a unicellular, photosynthetic aquatic eukaryote be classified?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
7.
Into which kingdom should a prokaryote that lives in an extremely acidic sulfur spring be classified?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
8.
Into which kingdom should a multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophic decomposer such as a mushroom be classified?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
9.
Into which kingdom should prokaryotic pathogens be classified?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
10.
Which of the following terms refers to the form of asexual reproduction in which many unicellular organisms split in two?
a)
Binary fission
b)
Conjugation
c)
Transduction
d)
Transformation
11.
Which of the following characteristics do Archaebacteria and Eubacteria have in common?
a)
They both live in extreme environments.
b)
They both reproduce asexually.
c)
They are both eukaryotic.
d)
They are both multicellular.
12.
What characteristic do Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Fungi share?
a)
They are all eukaryotic.
b)
They are all multicellular.
c)
They all have a cell wall.
d)
They are all photosynthetic.
13.
What characteristics make protozoans (animal-like protists) similar to animals?
a)
They are heterotrophs lacking cell walls.
b)
They are heterotrophs that have cell walls.
c)
They are autotrophs lacking cell walls.
d)
They are autotrophs that have cell walls.
14.
What characteristics do algae (plant-like protists) share with plants?
a)
They are heterotrophic decomposers without cell walls.
b)
They are photosynthetic autotrophs without cell walls.
c)
They are heterotrophic decomposers with cell walls.
d)
They are photosynthetic autotrophs with cell walls.
15.
How are fungus-like protists similar to fungi?
a)
They are heterotrophic organisms without cell walls.
b)
They are photosynthetic organisms without cell walls.
c)
They are heterotrophic decomposers with cells walls.
d)
They are photosynthetic organisms with cell walls.
16.
Which of the following structures is a whip-like tail used by unicellular organisms for movement?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pili
c)
Pseudopod
d)
Flagellum
17.
Which of the following structures is an extension of the cytoplasm that helps protists feed and move?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pili
c)
Pseudopod
d)
Flagellum
18.
Which of the following tiny hair-like structures help bacteria move?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pili
c)
Pseudopodia
d)
Flagella
19.
Who established the present-day system of naming and classifying organisms?
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Linnaeus
d)
Mendel
20.
Why are fungi, such as mushrooms, NOT classified as plants?
a)
Fungi do not have cell walls.
b)
Fungi are not autotrophs.
c)
Fungi have cell walls.
d)
Fungi are autotrophs.
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