WorksheetsVirtual Life Science Unit 1: PART 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which characteristics best describes the Plant Kingdom?
multicellular, prokaryote, autotroph
unicellular; eukaryote; autotroph
multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
Aristotle and Whittaker both had classification systems. What do they both have in common?
identified microscopic organisms
looked at characteristics of organisms
identified fungi as a group of organisms
The study of how things are classified is known as:
binomial nomenclature
a dichotomous key
taxonomy
Which phyla has a soft unsegmented body and can be protected by a shell?
Mollusks
Mushroom
Echinoderm
Annelid
Which of the following organisms belong to phylum echinoderm?
Snails, octopus, squid, and slugs
Insects, crustaceans, and spiders
Jelly fish, corals, and sea anemones
Brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea stars, and sea urchins
Which domain do all organisms under Kingdom Animalia belong?
Archae
Eukarya
The diagram shows an animal-like protist.
This is most likely which type of protist?
a sarcodine because it has a nucleus
a sarcodine because it has a pseudopod
a parasite because it has cilia
a parasite because it has a flagellum
What do fungi use to reproduce?
Spores
Branches
They split apart
Fungi can ONLY reproduce asexually
True
False
Fungi are decomposers
True
False
Andrew drew a diagram to compare chytrids and sac fungi.
Which description belongs in the area labeled Z?
Have reproductive cells with flagella
Contain cell walls
Release chemicals to break down food
The energy that powers photosynthesis comes from
water
the sun
oxygen
chemicals
Abbie drew a diagram to compare zygote and club fungi.
Which description belongs in the area labeled X?
Contain numerous flagella
Are multicellular
Produce spores
Have loosely arranged hyphae
Conifers reproduce using cones.
True
False
Which group is the largest in the Plant Kingdom?
Vascular Plants
Nonvascular Plants
Which are small and grow close to the ground?
Vascular
Nonvascular
A plant has a genetic defect that causes its leaves to dry out, becoming brittle and prone to injuries. The genetic defect most likely causes each leaf to lack a
Cuticle
movement
Phloem
Which of the following are NOT vertebrates?
Crab
mammals
fish
reptiles
Which of these animals has a radially symmetrical body plan?
What is a cell?
an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.
the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.
