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Quiz: Taxonomy [Domains & Kingdoms]

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following have a nucleus except...

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

e)

Fungi

2.

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

a)

Protista is unicellular

b)

Bacteria are autotrophic & heterotrophic

c)

Bacteria reproduce sexually

d)

Protista has a nucleus

e)

Both contain DNA

3.

I'm unicellular, asexual, prokaryotic and you can find me in almost all environments. What am I?

a)

Animalia

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Plantae

4.

Which kingdom is Autotrophic, Eukaryotic and reproduces sexually?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

e)

Animalia

5.

Paramecium, Amoeba, and kelp are organisms found in kingdom ___________.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

e)

Fungi

6.

How many kingdoms are there?

(a)  

7.

The order of Taxonomy is:

a)

Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Familiy, Genus, Species

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Genus, Order, Species

d)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

e)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species

8.

Organisms in kingdom Animalia reproduce

a)

Asexually

b)

Sexually

c)

Neither

d)

Both

9.

Which organisms are most closely related?

a)

A & B

b)

B & C

c)

C & A

d)

A, B, & C

e)

None of the them

10.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
11.

Which level of taxonomy shows the closest relationship between 2 organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

class

c)

domain

d)

family

12.

Using a light microscope, a student identified the following characteristics of 4 organisms found in a sample of pond water. (look at the picture) Based on the table, which organisms most likely belong to the taxonomic group for bacteria?

a)

organisms 1 and 2

b)

organisms 2 and 3

c)

organisms 1 and 4

d)

organisms 3 and 4

13.
Which of the following is NOT a domain?
a)
bacteria
b)
archaea
c)
eukarya
d)
prokarya
14.
Which is TRUE about the members of the domain Bacteria?
a)
They are multicellular.
b)
They are prokaryotes.
c)
They are only heterotrophic.
d)
The cell walls always contain peptidoglycans.
15.
All members of the domain Bacteria are parasites.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which is TRUE about members of the domain Archaea?
a)
They are unicellular.
b)
They are eukaryotes.
c)
They lack cell walls.
d)
They lack cell membranes.
17.
Which Kingdom gets its nutrients from the environment around the organisms?
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Plantae
18.
Which Kingdom is referring to "new" bacteria?
a)
Archeabacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
19.
Which Kingdom is referring to "old" bacteria?
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archeabacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
20.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
21.
Name the kingdom: Eukaryotic,multi-cellular, have cell walls, autotrophs
a)
Animalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Plantae
22.

What is the purpose of taxonomy?

a)

To have many different common names for one species.

b)

To prevent disease in organisms.

c)

To have a universal way of classifying organisms into groups based on similarities or differences.

d)

None of the above.

23.

The organisms shown belong to a kingdom that _____________.

a)

cannot make its own food

b)

does not have a nucleus

c)

is made up of a single cell

d)

has a cell wall

24.

Which of the following characteristics describes the kingdom of the organism shown?

a)

It has chlorophyll and a cell wall.

b)

It is made up of a single cell and it is microscopic.

c)

It cannot make its own food but it can move from place to place.

d)

It has no cells and it causes disease.

25.
Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?
a)
Animal Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
26.

What kingdom-Prokaryotic-lives in hot, salty environments

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

archaebacteria

d)

eubacteria

27.

STREP THROAT IS CAUSED BY MEMBERS OF WHAT KINGDOM

a)

EUBACTERIA

b)

ARCHAEBACTERIA

c)

PROTIST

d)

FUNGI

28.

DEAD DECOMPOSING ORGANISMS ARE THE RESULT OF WHAT KINGDOMS?

a)

PLANT-ANIMAL

b)

PROTIST-FUNGI

c)

FUNGI-BACTERIA

d)

BACTERIA-ARCHAEBACTERIA

29.
Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?
a)
Animalia and Plantae
b)
Animalia and Protista
c)
Protista and Plantae
30.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
31.
Algae and Kelp belong to the Kingdom...
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Eubacteria
32.

A researcher is studying a particular disease-causing agent. The agent has a protein coat, but it lacks a nucleus, contains no other organelles, and can reproduce only when it is inside an animal cell. The researcher should classify the agent as which of the following?

a)

a bacterium

b)

a protist

c)

a fungus

d)

a virus

33.

Aneides flavipunctatus belongs to kingdom Animalia. Which of the following can most likely be concluded about A. flavipunctatus?

a)

It is unicellular

b)

It is prokaryotic

c)

It reproduces using binary fission

d)

It obtains food from its environment

34.

Which of the following organisms is eukaryotic, multicellular, and autotrophic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What are the kingdoms that are eukaryotic? (select all that apply)

a)

animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Protista

d)

Plantae

e)

Eubacteria