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Classification of Organisms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that is composed of more than one cell is also known as a _____ organism.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Unicellular
c)
Multicellular
d)
Autotrophic
2.
_____ reproduction requires 2 parents.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Heterotrophic
c)
Asexual
d)
Sexual
3.
An organism that must consume or eat other organisms to get its nutrients is known as a(n) _____.
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
heterotroph
d)
autotroph
4.
_____ reproduction only requires one individual, instead of two parents, and the result is a new organism that is an exact copy of the first organism.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Heterotrophic
c)
Asexual
d)
Sexual
5.
An organism that has the ability to make its own food, instead of eating or consuming other organisms is known as a(n) _____.
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
heterotroph
d)
autotroph
6.
What domain includes unicellular organisms that live in extreme environments and are prokaryotes?
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
7.
A student looking though a _____ at a small, thin leaf should be able to observe cells.
a)
Magnifying Lense
b)
Telescope
c)
Microscope
d)
Periscope
8.
What domain of classification includes plants, animals, fungi, protists, (all eukaryotes)?
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Plantae
9.
An organism with green sunlight-absorbing organelles is an autotrophic _____ cell and found in the Kingdom _____.
a)
plant, Protista
b)
plant, Plantae
c)
animal, Plantae
d)
fungi, Protista
10.
Bacteria, mold, humans, oak trees, and amoebas have the following characteristic in common:
a)
They are all eukaryotes
b)
They are all heterotrophs
c)
They are all composed of one or more cells
d)
They all are unicellular
11.
What do the domains Archaea and Bacteria have in common?
a)
They both contain organisms that are classified as animals
b)
They both contain organisms that are classified as eukaryotes
c)
They both contain organisms that are classified as plants
d)
They both contain organisms that are classified as prokaryotes
12.
A unicellular, prokaryotic organism that cannot make its own food, and found on the surface of a table would be classified in which Kingdom of life?
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
13.
If an organism is a eukaryotic, multicellular heterotroph, it would most likely be classified in Kingdom _____.
a)
Protista
b)
Plantae
c)
Animalia
d)
Bacteria
14.
Which Kingdom of life would the illustration be classified as?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Plantae
c)
Protista
d)
Animalia
15.
Which domain would the cell in the picture belong to?
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Archaebacteria
16.
Why is a rock not considered a living organism?
a)
It does not move
b)
I cannot do photosynthesis
c)
It does not breathe
d)
It is not composed of one or more cells
17.
The broadest division of classification or taxonomy (has the largest amount of organisms grouped together) is the _____.
a)
Species
b)
Phylum
c)
Kingdom
d)
Domain
18.
Which Kingdom of life would the following organism be classified as: eukaryotes, mostly multicellular, heterotrophic, can reproduce sexually or asexually
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Protista
d)
Plantae
19.
Which Kingdom of life would the following organism be classified into: Eukaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic, reproduces mostly asexually, and lives in watery environments...
a)
Protista
b)
Bacteria
c)
Achaebacteria
d)
Fungi
20.
The only Kingdom of life in which all the organisms that belong to it are autotrophic is Kingdom _____. 
a)
Protista
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
21.
All members of the Domain Eukarya all have which of the following characteristics in common?
a)
They are all multicellular
b)
They are all heterotrophic
c)
They all have a nucleus
d)
They all reproduce asexually
22.
Humans belong to this Kingdom of life because they are eukaryotic, multicellular organisms that are heterotrophic.  Also, because they reproduce mostly sexually.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Eukarya