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Classification of Living Things

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Examples are mushrooms and yeast
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
2.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
3.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)
Bacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
4.
All organisms that do not fit into plant, fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nucleus are:
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
protists
5.
Examples amoebas and parameciums.  They are single celled organisms that have a nuclues AND membrane bound organelles (internal structures)
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
6.
Examples are kangaroos, owls and cats
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
7.
What type of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
8.
What type of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
9.
I am a single celled organism without a nucleus. I live in hot or salty climates. I can produce, consume or even decompose other organisms for food. What am I? 
a)
Molds
b)
Bacteria (Eubacteria and/or Archaebacteria)
c)
Protists
d)
Fungi 
10.
All living things are classified into?
a)
Groups
b)
Kingdoms
c)
Orders
d)
Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes
11.
How many Kingdom's are living things classified into?
a)
3-4
b)
4-5
c)
5-6
d)
6-7
12.
Does its cells have a structure called a nucleus?
a)
This is a question that is asked when classifying living things.
b)
This is NOT a question that is asked when classifying living things.
13.
Is the organism single celled or multi celled?
a)
This is a question that is asked when classifying living things.
b)
This is NOT a question that is asked when classifying living things.
14.
Does the organism get energy by making it's own food (producer) OR by eating other organisms (consumer/decomposer)
a)
This is a question that is asked when classifying living things.
b)
This is NOT a question that is asked when classifying living things.
15.
Is the organism made of cells?
a)
This is a question that is asked when classifying living things.
b)
This is NOT a question that is asked when classifying living things.
16.
Does the organism need energy to survive OR can it live without energy?
a)
This is a question that is asked when classifying living things.
b)
This is NOT a question that is asked when classifying living things.
17.
The nucleus of a cell is the...
a)
Brain of the cell
b)
Skin of the cell
c)
Center of a cell
d)
All choices
18.
The nucleus is...
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
The brain of the cell is?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
The membrane of the cell is?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
The part of the cell that helps to contain the structures (organelles) and keep their components separate is?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
This is like the "skin" of the cell
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Prokaryotes have...
a)
A nucleus
b)
Don't have a nucleus
24.
Which is true about prokaryotes?
a)
do not have membrane bound organelles (internal structures)
b)
do have membrane bound organelles (internal structures)
25.
Which is true about eukaryotes?
a)
do not have membrane bound organelles (internal structures)
b)
do have membrane bound organelles (internal structures)
26.
Eukaryotes have...
a)
A nucleus
b)
Don't have a nucleus
27.
The prokaryote is...
a)
The model pictured on the left
b)
The model pictured on the right
28.
The eukaryote is...
a)
The model pictured on the left
b)
The model pictured on the right
29.
I have cells without a nucleus or membrane bound organelles (internal structures) AND I am a single celled organism.  What Kingdom am I in?
a)
Kingdom bacteria
b)
Kingdom Protista
c)
Kingdom Fungi
d)
Kingdom Plantae
30.
I am single celled.  I have a cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.  I can be a producer or a consumer.  What am I?
a)
Kingdom Eubacteria AND Kingdom Archaebacteria
b)
Kingdom Protista
c)
Kingdowm Fungi
d)
Kingdom Animalia
31.
I am a decomposer...I eat dead organisms and break them down into soil.  I have eukaryotic cells.  Most of us our multicellular.  What am I?
a)
Kingdom Protista AND Kingdom Animalia
b)
Kingdom Protista
c)
Kingdom Fungi
d)
Kingdom Animalia
32.
All organisms in this Kingdom are multicellular eukaryotes.  We also make are own food (autotrophs/producers) through photosynthesis.  We are in what Kingdom?
a)
Kingdom Plantae
b)
Kingdom Animalia
c)
Kingdom Protista
d)
Kingdom Fungi
33.
All organisms in this Kingdom are multicellular eukaryotes.  We must all eat for energy (consumers/heterotrophs).  We are in what Kingdom?
a)
Kingdom Plantae
b)
Kingdom Animalia
c)
Kingdom Protista
d)
Kingdom Fungi
34.
I am the only Kingdom that has no nucleus in my cells AND no membranes.
a)
Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria)
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
All choices
35.
I am the only Kingdom that has organisms that get energy through...
- producing their own food (producers)
- consuming other organisms for energy (consumers)
- decomposing other organisms for energy (decomposer)
a)
Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria)
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
All choices
36.
I am the only Kingdom that has organisms that get energy through...
- producing their own food (producers)
- consuming other organisms for energy (consumers)
a)
Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria)
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
All choices
37.
I am the only Kingdom that has organisms that get energy through only decomposition (eating dead organisms and making parts of the soil)
a)
Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria)
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
All choices