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Biodiversity Kingdom Plantae and kingdom Animalia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most diverse, successful, and familiar group of plants today are the

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Bryophytes

c)

Pteridophytes

d)

Angiosperms

2.

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree. This condition is referred to as :

a)

monoecious

b)

dioecious

c)

homosporous

d)

heterosporous

3.

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of __________________.

a)

diploid and haploid stages

b)

male and female stages

c)

meiotic and mitotic stages

d)

spore and seed stages

4.

Which of the following statements are true about plants in the Phylum Coniferophyta?

I Xylem tissue lacks xylem vessels

II Phloem tissue lacks companion cell

III Heterosporous

IV Shows alternation of generation

a)

I, II, and III

b)

I, II and IV

c)

II, III and IV

d)

I,II, III and IV

5.

Most sponges are ____________________.

a)

bilaterally symmetrical

b)

radiallly symmetrical

c)

vertically symmetrical

d)

asymmetrical

6.

Which phylum is comprised of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical and tripoblastic

organisms?

a)

Annelida

b)

Nematoda

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Platyhelminthes

7.

The nematodes are also called _________________.

a)

flatworms

b)

roundworms

c)

tapeworms

d)

Spiralworms

8.

All chordates have _________ at some stage in their life cycle

a)

pharyngeal cleft

b)

bones

c)

spinal nerve cord protected by bone

d)

all of the above

9.

Which of the following phyla exhibits a radial symmetry

a)

Cnidaria

b)

Platyhelminthes

c)

Mollusca

d)

Chordata

10.

Water exits from a sponge through the _______________.

a)

osculum

b)

spicule

c)

choanocyte

d)

amoebocyte

11.

An unsegmented, triploblastic animal with a head, muscular foot and visceral mass

are the characteristics of ______________.

a)

nematodes

b)

molluscs

c)

echinoderms

d)

chordates

12.

Which of the following explains the taxon relationship between Mangifera sp. and Pinus sp.?

a)

Same order, different families

b)

Same class, different order

c)

Same phylum, different class

d)

Same kingdom, different phylum

13.

In a moss life cycle, the ____________ is the dominant generation

a)

haploid gametophyte

b)

haploid sporophyte

c)

diploid gametophyte

d)

diploid sporophyte

14.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of organisms in the Kingdom Animalia?

a)

Storage of carbohydrates as starch

b)

Multicellularity

c)

Obtaining nutrients by ingestions

d)

Having eukaryotic cells without cell walls

15.

Which of the following features could be used to distinguish between an earthworm

(annelid) and a tapeworm (platyhelminth)?

a)

Radial symmetry and body shape

b)

Segmentation and number of germ layers in body wall

c)

Segmentation and body cavities

d)

Body shape and radial symmetry

16.

Arthropods have _____________________.

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

radial symmetry

c)

cubic symmetry

d)

no symmetry

17.

Which of the following is an advantage of having a jointed skeleton

a)

A location for muscle attachment

b)

Support

c)

Flexibility

d)

All of the above

18.

Which of the following group of animals is sessile?

a)

Sponge

b)

Jellyfish

c)

PIgeon

d)

Planaria

19.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all animals?

a)

They are multicellular

b)

They have tissues, organs, and organ systems

c)

They are eukaryotes

d)

They ingest their food

20.

The largest cones produced on a pine tree, the ones we are typically most familiar with, are the female cones that contain:

a)

megasporangia

b)

microporangia

c)

microspore

d)

antheridia