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6th Grade - Taxonomy Test Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A characteristic of all living things is that they...

a)

all have organs

b)

reproduce asexually

c)

can move

d)

are made up of one or more cells

2.

What is another word for a unicellular organism?

a)

very complex organism

b)

organism that has multiple cells

c)

single celled organism

d)

bacteria cell

3.

What does autotrophic mean and what would be an example?

a)

organism that can make its own food

b)

organism that cannot make its own food

c)

organism that can move around

d)

organism that cannot move around

4.

If a cell possesses a nucleus and membrane bound organelles then it is a ...

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

bacterial cell

d)

archaebacterial cell

5.

To which kingdom does a mushroom belong?

a)

protista

b)

animalia

c)

plantae

d)

fungi

6.

Which characteristics describe a zebra?

a)

multicellular, asexual reproduction, autotrophic

b)

unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

c)

multicellular, eukaryotic, heterophic

d)

unicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

7.

What is the main difference between a prokaryotic cell and an eukaryotic cell?

a)

ability to perform photosynthesis

b)

a true nucleus present

c)

ability to make its own food

d)

need for food to survive

8.

Why is the kingdom Bacteria and kingdom Archaebacteria separate?

a)

bacteria live everywhere, but archaebacteria live only in extreme environments

b)

bacteria are multicellular, and archaebacteria are unicellular

c)

bacteria cause disease, archaebacteria do not

d)

bacteria cells have a nucleus and archaebacteria cells do not

9.

A tree (plant) cell is a ___________ cell because it has a ___________.

a)

prokaryotic; nucleus

b)

eukaryotic; flagellum

c)

prokaryotic; chloroplast

d)

eukaryotic; nucleus

10.

Organisms that live in extremely hot, cold or harsh conditions are members of which domain?

a)

animalia

b)

bacteria

c)

archaebacteria

d)

protista

11.

Lions are eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and reproduce sexually. What Kingdom are they found in?

a)

Bacteria

b)

plantae

c)

animalia

d)

Fungi

12.

Which is the broadest level of classification listed below?

a)

Family

b)

Phylum

c)

Species

d)

Domain

13.

Humans are...

a)

multicellular and prokaryotes

b)

unicellular and eukaryotes

c)

multicellular and eukaryotes

d)

unicellular and prokaryotes

14.

Organisms is the Kingdom Plantae are...

a)

unicellular

b)

prokaryotes

c)

heterotrophic

d)

autotrophic

15.

Which best describes the number of cells in the human body?

a)

hundreds

b)

trillions

c)

100

d)

dozens

16.

Why are there 3 domains and not just 2?

a)

There are too many organisms to classify

b)

a new species was found

c)

they found organisms that only live in extreme environments

d)

scientists like the number 3

17.

What does asexual reproduction mean?

a)

requires 2 parents

b)

requires 1 parent

c)

requires no parents