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Animal Diversity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organism most likely belongs to Kingdom Protista?

a)

Organism A: Unicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

b)

Organism B: Multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph

c)

Organism C: Multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

2.

Humans belong to which Kingdom of life?

a)

Mammalia

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

3.

What term describes an organism that must eat another organism to gain energy?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Prokaryotic

4.

What term describes an organism that is made up of only one cell?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

5.

What are the 3 domains of life?

a)

Bacteria, Prokarya, Fungi

b)

Protista, Bacteria, Eukarya

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

6.

What is a dichotomous key?

a)

A tool that allows you to determine the identity of organisms based on their characteristics.

b)

A tool that allows you to identify the scientific name of an organism.

7.

Identify the 7 levels of classification in order.

a)

Phylum, Genus, Species, Order, Family, Class, Kingdom

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

c)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

8.

Mushrooms belong to which kingdom of life?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

9.

What term describes a type of cell that lacks a nucleus?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

10.

The grouping of living things according to similar characteristics is known as ______________?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Selection

c)

Classification

11.

A naming system in which every organism is given a two part name is _______________?

a)

Binomial Nomenclature

b)

Classification

c)

Taxonomy

12.

What type of reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

13.

Which organism most likely belongs to Kingdom Plantae?

a)

Organism A: Unicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

b)

Organism B: Multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph

c)

Organism C: Multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

14.

Identify 3 ways living organisms can be sorted into the correct kingdom.

a)

Color of cells, mode of movement, and type of reproduction

b)

Type of cells, mode of nutrition, and number of cells

15.

Who was the scientist that developed the classification system that we use today?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Carolus Linnaeus

d)

Charles Darwin

16.

What term describes the largest taxonomic category?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

d)

Family

17.

Halophiles belong to which kingdom of life?

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

18.

Identify the 6 Kingdoms of Life.

a)

Animalia, Plantae, Family, Class, Protista, Eubacteria

b)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

c)

Animalia, Fungi, Family, Class, Protista, Archaebacteria

19.

What term describes the science of classification?

a)

Biology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Geology

20.

What term describes an organism that is made up of 2 or more cells?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

21.

What type of reproduction produces more diverse offspring?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

22.

What term describes an organism that is able to make its own food through photosynthesis?

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Prokaryote

23.

Which organism most likely belongs to Kingdom Animalia?

a)

Organism A: Unicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

b)

Organism B: Multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph

c)

Organism C: Multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph

24.

What term describes a type of cell that contains a nucleus?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

25.

E. coli belongs to which Kingdom of Life?

a)

Protista

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Eubacteria