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Unit 9 - Taxonomic Groups

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Asexual Reproduction

a)

Mode of reproduction with only one parent.

b)

Mode of reproduction with two parents.

2.

Autotroph

a)

Organisms capable of producing their own food by a process known as photosynthesis.

b)

Organisms who process food through digestion.

3.

All plants and some forms of bacteria are considered?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Trophs

4.

Cell

a)

A basic unit of structure and function in living organisms

b)

Found only in plants

5.

Eukaryotic – cell that contains an organized nucleus

a)

Cells that contain an organized nucleus.

b)

Cells that do NOT contain a nucleus.

6.

Heterotrophic

a)

Organisms which cannot synthesize their own food

b)

Organisms that are able to synthesize their own food

7.

Multicellular

a)

Organism made up of more than one cell

b)

Made of a single cell

8.

Nucleus

a)

A structure within a cell that contains the cell’s DNA and is responsible for providing instructions to the cell, regarding growth and reproduction

b)

A structure within a cell that contains all the power for the cell

9.

Prokaryotic

a)

Cell that does NOT contain a nucleus

b)

Cell that contains a nucleus

10.

Sexual reproduction – mode of reproduction with two parents

a)

Mode of reproduction with two parents

b)

Mode of reproduction with only one parent

c)

Mode of reproduction with 3 or more parents

11.

Unicellular – organism made up of only one cell

a)

Organism made up of only one cell

b)

Organism made up of more than one type of cell

12.

Plant cells have a cell wall, a cell

nucleus and a vacuole, as well as

other cell parts.

Plants are considered to be —

a)

unicellular

b)

eukaryotic

c)

heterotrophic

d)

prokaryotic

13.

While hiking you see a giant oak tree

that has mushrooms growing at the

base. What domain of life is

represented by the oak tree and the

mushroom?

a)

fungae

b)

archaea

c)

eukarya

d)

plantae

14.

An organism has the following

characteristics:


  • It is multicellular.
  • It is composed of eukaryotic cells

that are organized into tissues, but

lack cell walls.

  • It obtains its nutrients by ingestion.
  • It reproduces by sexual

reproduction.


To which Kingdom does the

organism mostly belong?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

15.

A student on a nature walk discovers an organism with which she is unfamiliar. She observed that the organism has a flat, shelf-like shape and is attached to a dead log

from which it obtains its nourishment.

Using the table, to which Kingdom should she classify the organism?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

16.

Which of the following is composed

of many cells?

a)

virus

b)

bacterium

c)

paramecium

d)

plant

17.
Multi-cellular organisms are made of _________ cells.
a)
One
b)
Two 
c)
Many
d)
Soft
18.
An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to PRODUCE ITS OWN FOOD.
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autobot
c)
Autotroph
d)
Decomposer
19.
1.  What kind of cell is shown below?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Autortrophic
20.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic