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WorksheetsClassification and The Six Kingdoms
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of the word dichotomous?
a)
Moves in a cycle
b)
Produces Flowers
c)
Divided into two parts
d)
Made up of many pieces
2.
Is the following question useful for a dichotomous key?
"What color is it?"
"What color is it?"
a)
Yes, it will eliminate many organisms
b)
Yes, it describes only a few organisms
c)
No, it is not a question about a physical trait
d)
No, it has many more than two possible answers
3.
A student is developing a dichotomous key to classify the fish in his fish tank. Which would be a useful question to include in the key?
a)
Does it use energy?
b)
Does it eat food?
c)
Does it have stripes?
d)
Does it conduct photosynthesis?
4.
What is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
a)
Responds to stimuli
b)
Reproduces
c)
Grows and Develops
d)
Breathes air
5.
A snake is classified as
a)
A mammal
b)
A reptile
c)
An amphibian
d)
An invertebrate
6.
Which is NOT a domain?
a)
Fungi
b)
Eukaryote
c)
Bacteria
d)
Archaebacteris
7.
Spiders, crabs, beetles and butterflies belong to the phylum Arthropoda because they all have
a)
A five part body and spiny skin
b)
An exoskeleton and jointed appendages
c)
six legs and no body segments
d)
A soft body and mantle
8.
Fungi are characterized by having
a)
Almost all of their body above ground
b)
Roots that provide water and minerals
c)
Long tube like filaments that contain a nucleus
d)
single cells that contain chlorophyll
9.
A particular dichotomous key includes the choices shown below.
a. Looks like a heart
b. Looks like a star
What question might be asked to determine these choices?
a. Looks like a heart
b. Looks like a star
What question might be asked to determine these choices?
a)
How far away is it?
b)
What size is it?
c)
What type of organism is it?
d)
What is the shape of its leave?
10.
One a recent trip to Africa, Donna discovered a new organism that is multicellular and contains chlorophyll. Which kingdom does the newly discovered organism most likely belong to?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Monerans
d)
Fungi
11.
Earthworms, leeches and other segmented worms belong to the phylum
a)
Arthropoda
b)
Chordata
c)
Annelida
d)
Nematoda
12.
The fungi kingdom would include which organisms?
a)
Mold, Mushrooms and yeast
b)
Euglena, paramecium, volvox
c)
Fish, birds, reptiles
d)
Round, rod, spiral bacteria
13.
Juan is developing a dichotomous key to classify the trees around his home. Which of these questions would be MOST useful for Juan to consider?
a)
Is it alive?
b)
Does it grow?
c)
Do its roots grow into the soil?
d)
Does it have flat leaves or needles?
14.
How many possible questions should a dichotomous key have?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
15.
What invertebrate phylum has jointed legs, an exoskeleton, and in most cases three body parts?
a)
arthropods
b)
annelids
c)
mollusks
d)
mammals
16.
The scientific name for bread mold is Rhizopous stonifer. Which classification group is Rhizopus?
a)
Genus
b)
Class
c)
Phylum
d)
Species
17.
What is the largest of the classification groups?
a)
Species
b)
Family
c)
Phylum
d)
Kingdom
18.
Invertebrates such as grasshoppers, which need to molt their exoskeletons as they grown belong to which phylum?
a)
Segmented worms
b)
Arthropods
c)
Enchinoderms
d)
Mollusks
19.
A scientist is developing a dichotomous key about worms. What is the purpose of this type of key?
a)
To measure the length of each worm
b)
To develop a place to store the worms
c)
To explain the coloration of each worm
d)
classify worms based on their physical characteristics
20.
Bacteria may cause skin infections. To which group do bacteria belong?
a)
Plants
b)
Protists
c)
Fungus
d)
Moneran
21.
In which kingdom are yeast and molds classified?
a)
Plants
b)
Protists
c)
Monerans
d)
Fungi
22.
A student is writing questions to develop a dichotomous key. What are the typical answers to the questions in such a key?
a)
Yes or no
b)
Colors of the rainbox
c)
Letters A through Z
d)
Numbers 1 through 10
23.
A dog would be classified as a
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
invertebrate
24.
A jellyfish is a multicellular organism that lives in the ocean. It obtains nourishment mostly by eating small fish. Its cells do not have a cell wall and it moves by pushing water outward. What type of organism is a jellyfish?
a)
Plant
b)
animal
c)
fungi
d)
protist
25.
This kingdom contains organisms that are both harmful and helpful to humans. They can be found in soil, water, and in and on the human body. They are all unicellular, prokarytoic organisms, and very common
a)
Plants
b)
Animals
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protists
26.
This kingdom is known as the junk drawer because organisms in this kingdom don't fit into any other category. Some are animal-like (amoebas), plant-like (euglena), or fungus-like (slime molds), but all are eukaryotic organisms.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Plants
c)
Protists
d)
Animals
27.
This is the largest kingdom with over 1 million know species. Most organisms in this kingdom sexually reproduce. All contain eukaryotic cells, and its member are heterotrophs.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Animals
c)
Plants
d)
Fungi
28.
Mushrooms, mold and mildew are members of this kingdom. All organisms in this kingdom are heterotrophs and are multicellular with eukaryotic cells.
a)
Fungi
b)
Plants
c)
Protists
d)
Animals
29.
What is a heterotroph?
a)
Organism that is able to make its own food
b)
An organism which depends on an outside source for food
c)
an organism made up of only one cell
d)
an organism made up of more than one cell.
30.
What is a decomposer?
a)
An organism which breaks down and absorbs nutrients
b)
An organism which is able to make its own food
c)
An organism which depends on an outside source for food
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