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Diversity of living things

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which animals live in the water?

(you can checkbox more than one the answer)

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What types of plants have seeds enclosed in fruits?

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Ferns

d)

Mosses

3.

What types of plants have tissues to carry fluids?

a)

Algae

b)

Mosses

c)

Nonvascular

d)

Vascular

4.

What types of organisms have a backbone?

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Angiosperm

5.
Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?
a)
Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks
b)
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians
c)
Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog
d)
Humans, fish, birds and reptiles
6.

An organism that can make its own food

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

detritivore

7.

What are the 3 domains into which Scientists classify organisms?

a)

Fungi, Protista, Plantae

b)

Mammals, Reptiles, Birds

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

d)

Animalia, Plantae, Bacteria

8.

Which domain contains common, single celled organisms that lack nuclei? They can be found in the soil and animal intestines.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Protista

9.

What are the 4 kingdoms into which scientists classify organisms in the domain of Eukarya?

a)

Fungi, Protista, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Fish

c)

Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea, Eubacteria

d)

Prokaryote, Eukaryote, Bacteria, Algae

10.

Which domain has organisms which consist of methanogens and unicellular organisms which live in extreme environments like hot springs?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

d)

Both Bacteria and Archaea

11.

Which domain(s) have unicellular organisms that do not have nuclei?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Both Archaea and Bacteria

12.

In which kingdom would you find organisms such as yeasts and molds?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

13.

In which kingdom would you find organisms such as diatoms, algae, and amoebas?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

14.

Which kingdom has organisms that are multi-cellular, have cell walls and make their food by photosynthesis?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Both fungi and plantae

15.

Which domain of organisms are both unicellular and multicellular and have nuclei?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Archaea

16.

Which kingdom has organisms that are multi-cellular, have cell walls and make their food by photosynthesis?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Both fungi and plantae

17.

Which type of plants are woody vascular seed plants whose seeds are NOT enclosed by an ovary (fruit)?

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Ferns

d)

Fruit trees

18.

From an environmental standpoint, which are the most important protists?

a)

Fluorescent dinoflagellates which float on the oceans surface

b)

Plasmodia which cause disease

c)

Photosynthetic algae

d)

Giant kelp

19.

True or False: Many insects and plants have evolved together and depend on each other to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Unicellular organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are

a)

protists

b)

archaea

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

21.

Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of

a)

natural selection

b)

coevolution

c)

different ecosystems

d)

artificial selection

22.

Which of the following statements about protists is NOT true?

a)

most of them live in water

b)

some of them cause diseases in humans

c)

they contain genetic material

d)

their cells have no nucleus

23.

Which of the statements about plants is NOT true

a)

They make their food from oxygen and water through photosynthesis

b)

Land plants have cell walls that help hold their stems upright

c)

They have adaptations that help prevent water loss

d)

Plants absorb nutrients through their roots

24.

Diatoms, Amoebas, and Paramecia are members of which Kingdom?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

25.

Algae are considered what type of protist?

a)

plantlike

b)

animal-like

c)

fungus-like

d)

they are not considered a protist

26.

Why is the ability to move important to animals?

a)

It helps them find food.

b)

It helps them stay warm.

c)

It helps them obtain oxygen.

d)

It helps them differentiate cells.

27.

The diagram above shows one type of living organism.

How does the organism shown above obtain nutrients to fuel life processes?

a)

It creates its own food.

b)

It eats other organisms.

c)

It absorbs nutrients from the air.

d)

It breaks down the nutrients in dead organisms.