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6 Kingdoms Characteristics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?

a)

Archaea and Animalia

b)

Bacteria and Archaea

c)

Fungi and Protista

d)

Plantae and Bacteria

2.

Which bacteria can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

3.

You would find mushrooms, mold, mildew, yeast, ring worm, and athlete's foot in which kingdom?

a)

Plantae

b)

Protists

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

4.

What is the difference between Archaea and Bacteria?

a)

Only Bacteria are eukaryotic.

b)

Only Archaea are multicellular.

c)

Only Archaea can live in extreme environments.

d)

Only Archaea are found everywhere.

5.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)
bacteria
b)
animals
c)
plants
d)
protists
6.
Animals must eat other organisms for food, so they are classified as...
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
eukaryotic
d)
prokaryotic
7.

This ameoba, which is part of Kingdom Protista is best classified as (look closely at what's on the picture!)

a)

prokaryotic, unicellular, and heterotrophic

b)

eukaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic

c)

eukaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic

d)

prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic

8.
These organisms are best classified as...
a)
eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic
b)
eukaryotic, multicellular, and autotrophic
c)
eukaryotic, unicellular, and heterotrophic
d)
prokaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic
9.

Identify the kingdom...

Microscopic unicellular organism found in a mud puddle. Organism's DNA is contained in a nucleus and it moves by beating tiny hairs in the water.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

10.

Identify the kingdom...

Unicellular organisms with no nuclei found living in the superheated waters of a hot spring.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

11.

Which of the following is the key difference between kingdoms Protista and Bacteria?

a)

Only Bacteria is unicellular

b)

Protista are autotrophs and bacteria are heterotrophs

c)

Only Protista uses asexual reproduction

d)

Only Bacteria is prokaryotic

12.
The ___ of a cell controls all cell functions.  It acts as the brain of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
13.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
14.

Daisies, pine trees, and oak trees belong in which kingdom?

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Animalia

15.

Tigers, Jellyfish, insects, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of _______kingdom.

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

16.

Fungi are usually...

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

17.
Fungi are...
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
18.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
19.
Bacteria have a nucleus
a)
True
b)
False
20.

People sometimes get confused and think I am a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?

a)

Archaea

b)

Animalia

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

21.
Protists and bacteria do not belong in the same kingdom because--
a)
Protists have a nucleus; bacteria do not.
b)
Protists eat bacteria.
c)
Bacteria are not made of cells.
d)
Protists are heterotrophic; bacteria are autotrophic.
22.

In which way(s) do protists obtain food?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Both

23.
In which kingdom do I belong if I am unicellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Plantae
24.
Which kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophic organisms whose cells have NO cell walls?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
25.
When DNA is contained in a nucleus, the cell is...
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
26.
Identify the kingdom...
Multicellular organism with cell walls made of chitin found growing on a decomposing manure pile.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
27.
Smallest taxonomic group with only one kind of organism
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
28.
What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Consumers
29.
Organisms that are classified as autotrophic are able to-
a)
be seen with the human eye
b)
move
c)
reproduce
d)
make their own food
30.
What is true about bacteria?
a)
they are eukaryotic
b)
they are multicellular
c)
they have a nucleus
d)
they have DNA
31.

What is true about organisms that are multicellular?

a)

You need a microscope to see them

b)

They all move

c)

They are bacteria

d)

You can see them with your eyes

32.

Who is the scientist who had the idea of classification we use today?

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Darwin

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pierce

33.

What kingdom has the most diversity?

a)

Protist

b)

Plant

c)

Animal

d)

Fungus

34.

What kingdom: ALL eukaryotic, ALL multicellular, ALL autotrophic?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungus

35.

Kingdom Fungi: Energy Attainment

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Most Heterotrophic

d)

Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

36.

Kingdom Plantae: Energy Attainment

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Most Autotrophic

d)

Most Heterotrophic

37.

Kingdom Animalia: Energy Attainment

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Most Heterotrophic

d)

Autotrophic or Heterotrophic

38.

Kingdom Archaea: Number of Cells

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Most Unicellular

d)

Most Multicellular

39.

Kingdom Bacteria: Number of Cells

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Most Unicellular

d)

Most Multicellular

40.

Kingdom Fungi: Number of Cells

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Most Unicellular

d)

Most Multicellular

41.

Kingdom Plantae: Number of Cells

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Most Unicellular

d)

Most Multicellular

42.

Kingdom Animalia: Number of Cells

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Most Unicellular

d)

Most Multicellular

43.

Kingdom Archaea: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

44.

Kingdom Bacteria: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

45.

Kingdom Protista: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

46.

Kingdom Fungi: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

47.

Kingdom Plantae: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

48.

Kingdom Animalia: Cell Type

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

49.

Kingdom Archaea: Reproduction

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Asexual or Sexual

50.

Kingdom Bacteria: Reproduction

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Asexual or Sexual