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Variations Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one way that plants are different from fungus?

a)

Plants are prokaryotic.

b)

Plants cannot move freely.

c)

Plants are multicellular.

d)

Plants produce their own food.

2.

At one time, fungi, were classified in the same kingdom as plants. Today, fungi are classified in their own kingdom. Which statement BEST summarizes why fungi and plants are now classified in separate kingdoms?

a)

Plants and fungi both contain cell walls and share more characteristics than separate them.

b)

The discovery of new evidence led to a reclassification of fungi.

c)

Advancements in technology showed that fungi and plants are closely related.

d)

The plant kingdom was getting too large, so scientists divided it into two kingdoms.

3.

To which kingdom would a single-celled amoeba belong to?

a)

animal

b)

fungi

c)

plant

d)

protist

4.

Select ALL characteristics of the plant kingdom.

a)

multicellular

b)

autotrophic

c)

doesn't move around much

d)

cannot make their own food

5.

Which of the following characteristics would be MOST important to scientists when classifying organisms?

a)

the size of the organism

b)

where the organism lives

c)

how the organism obtains its food

d)

the shape of the organism

6.

Select ALL characteristics of the animal kingdom.

a)

heterotrophic

b)

autotrophic

c)

multicellular

d)

cannot move about freely

7.

Using a microscope, looking at water collected from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, near a hydrothermal vent, a scientist discovers a new single-celled organism. In which kingdom is this organism MOST likely to be classified?

a)

protist

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

plant

8.

In Ms. Johnson's science class, 4 groups are measuring the height of their plants in the science experiment. One group had measurements that were a lot different than the other 3 groups. What is ​MOST LIKELY the reason why one group's measurements were different?

a)

they used a different type of ruler

b)

they measured more frequently

c)

they placed their plant in a less sunny area

d)

they made inaccurate measurements

9.

One group from Ms. Johnson's class had different results from the rest of the groups. What should they do since their results were so different?

a)

throw out their results and start over

b)

change their results to match the other groups

c)

talk to the other groups to figure out why their results are different

d)

decide the other groups are wrong and finish their report

10.

Why are there fewer kinds of organisms at each lower level of classification?

a)

The lower the level of classification, the more closely related the organisms become.

b)

The higher the level of classification is, the smaller the size of the organism.

c)

The lower the level of classification is, the more complex the organism becomes.

d)

The higher the level of classification, the more closely related the organisms become

11.

Select ALL the characteristics of the Fungi Kingdom.

a)

decomposer

b)

lives on land

c)

cannot move about freely

d)

autotroph

e)

multicellular

12.

If a scientist classifies animals into groups based on their fur, their hooves and their tails, how is he placing them into groups?

a)

their behavior

b)

their habitat

c)

their genetic similarities

d)

their structural features

13.

Select ALL of the autotrophs.

a)

zebra

b)

mushroom

c)

rose bush

d)

palm tree

e)

sunflower

14.

Select all of the heterotrophs

a)

dog

b)

tree

c)

mushroom

d)

roses

e)

grasshopper