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Kingdoms & Classification

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which kingdom would this organism belong to?
a)
Protist
b)
Plant
c)
Animal
d)
Fungi
2.
A hetertrophic, eukaryotic organism associated with the decomposition of dead material is a(n):
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
plant
d)
archaea
3.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
8
4.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
5.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
6.
All organisms that do not fit into plant, fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nucleus are:
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
protists
7.
Is fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic?
a)
Autotrophic, they make their own food
b)
Hetertrophic, they get food from other organisms
8.

Which of the following are kingdoms of life? (Check all that apply)

a)

viruses

b)

animals

c)

archea

d)

plants

e)

fungi

9.

Which kingdom is prokaryotic?

a)

Animalia

b)

Archae

c)

Planta

d)

Fungi

10.

Which two kingdoms contain ONLY multicellular organisms? (Pick 2)

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

e)

Bacteria

11.

Which kingdoms contain some unicellular organisms and some multicellular organisms? (Pick 2)

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animal

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

12.

Which kingdoms contain organisms whose

cells HAVE cell walls?

a)

protists, fungi, and plants

b)

plants, fungi, and bacteria

c)

animals, bacteria, plants

d)

plants , protists, animals

13.

Unicellular organisms that have no nucleus are classified as:

a)

fungus

b)

bacteria

c)

bacteria or protist

d)

protist or fungus

14.

Contain cell walls with cellulose

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Archaea

e)

Fungi

15.

Which of these kingdoms contain PROKARYOTES?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Archaea

16.
a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Bacteria

17.

Live in extreme environments

a)

Animalia

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plantae

d)

Archaea

e)

Fungi

18.
a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

e)

Bacteria

19.

Most are MOTILE for at least part of their life

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Archaea

20.

Prokaryotes whose cell walls contain peptidoglycan

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Archaea

e)

Bacteria

21.

ALL are heterotropic and multicellular

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

protista

e)

Bacteria

22.

Contain Chloroplasts for photosynthesis

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Archaea

e)

Batceria

23.
a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

e)

NONE OF THESE

24.

Prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Archaea

d)

Bacteria

e)

Fungi

25.

Absorb nutrients from organic material - and the best pizza topping!

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Bacteria

e)

Archaea

26.
I have cell walls
I am an autotroph
I am multicellular
What am I?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Unicorn
27.

I am eukaryotic

I reproduce sexually

I am multicellular

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

28.

I am unicellular

I am prokaryotic

I am found in extreme environments

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

The Candy Kingdom

b)

Kingdom Plantae

c)

Kingdom Animalia

d)

Kingdom Archaebacteria

29.

I can be either a heterotroph or an autotroph-

I am mostly unicellular-

I am the "Junk Drawer" kingdom

The only thing for sure about me is that I have a nucleus in my cells...

I am Kingdom ____________ .

a)

Plantae

b)

Protista

c)

Animalia

d)

of Oz

30.
My Kingdom includes mushrooms and yeast!
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Fungi
31.
This kingdom includes non-green, non-moving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb the nutrients.
a)
Archaea
b)
Plantae
c)
Bacteria
d)
Fungi
32.

This kingdom includes unicellular organisms, they reproduce quickly by binary fission (asexual), and are common bacteria that get you sick.

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Protists

33.

Single celled organisms that live in extreme conditions getting energy from taking in chemicals from their surrounds

a)

Fungi

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protists

d)

Archaebacteria

34.

Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because

a)

They are not cellular

b)

They cannot reproduce on their own

c)

They cannot make proteins

d)

all of the above

35.

What do viruses need to reproduce?

a)

they need genetic material

b)

They need a host cell

c)

They need bacteria

d)

They need insulin

36.

A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.

a)

endospore

b)

decomposer

c)

plasmid

d)

bacteriophage

37.

When a virus invades a living cell, its _______

takes over the cell's functions.

a)

outer coat

b)

genetic material

c)

core

d)

cytoplasm

38.

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

a)

store genetic information

b)

have chloroplasts

c)

use glucose for cellular respiration

d)

have endoplasmic reticulum

39.

Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?

a)

The host cell dies

b)

The virus dies

c)

The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell

d)

copies of the virus are immediately released from the host

40.

How do viruses reproduce?

a)

They copy their own genetic material inside a protein coat.

b)

They kill a cell and reproduce inside it.

c)

They invade a living cell and use the cell's functions to replicate their genetic material.

d)

They do not reproduce because they are not technically living things.

41.

What is one way that a lysogenic infection differs from a lytic infection?

a)

A lysogenic virus does not act on bacteria as a lytic virus does.

b)

A lysogenic virus can remain in the host DNA for a longer period without becoming active.

c)

A lysogenic virus contains RNA instead of DNA.

d)

A lysogenic virus directs the production of new viruses right away.

42.

What is the lytic and lysogenic cycle have in common?

a)

The host cell dies

b)

The virus dies

c)

The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell

d)

copies of the virus are immediately released from the host

43.

The projections on the surface of this virus allow the virus to —

a)

move inside a host cell

b)

attach to a host cell

c)

control a host cell’s DNA

d)

signal other viruses to infect a host cell

44.

What statement about viruses is true?

a)

Viruses metabolize

b)

Viruses reproduce on their own

c)

Viruses have DNA or RNA

d)

Viruses have a nucleus

45.

Viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi can all be pathogens.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

a)

tail

b)

nucleus

c)

capsid

d)

glycoprotein

47.

Viruses are prokaryotic cells.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

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 virus

b)

a protist

c)

a fungus

d)

a bacterium

49.

Which of the following statements is correct about the hierarchy of the taxonomic system currently used to classify organisms?

a)

All organisms of a given order belong to the same species.

b)

Many different classes of organisms belonging to the same order.

c)

All organisms of a given phylum belong to the same kingdom.

d)

Many different families of organisms belong to the same genus.

50.

The scientific name for the woodchuck is Marmota monax, and the scientific name for the long-tailed marmot is Marmota caudata. Which of the following statements describes the taxonomic relationship between the woodchuck and the long-tailed marmot?

a)

They belong to different phyla.

b)

They belong to the same genus.

c)

They belong to the same species.

d)

They belong to different families.

51.

An organism is eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and has a cell wall. To which kingdom does it belong?

a)

Animal

b)

Fungi

c)

Plant

d)

Protist

52.

Which character distinguishes Fungi from Plantae?

a)

presence of membrane-bound organelles

b)

presence of membrane-bound nucleus

c)

cell walls with chitin

d)

multicellular

53.

Multicellular eukaryotes that are usually mobile and obtain food from other organisms probably belong to the kingdom _____.

a)

Plantae

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

54.

Dr. Bennett is a physician. One of his patients presents with a high fever and muscle aches. After examining the patient, Dr. Bennett diagnoses the patient with influenza.


Influenza is caused by a ______, which contains genetics information but cannot reproduce independently and is not considered to be a living organism.

a)

Yeast

b)

Virus

c)

Fungus

d)

Bacterium

55.

According to the cladogram, which organism evolved first?

a)

Shark

b)

Ray-Finned Fish

c)

Crocodiles

d)

birds

56.

According to the cladogram, which group of organisms are the most closely related?

a)

crocodiles and birds

b)

crocodiles and primates

c)

sharks and ray-finned fish

d)

sharks and amphibians

57.

According to the cladogram, which characteristic separates sharks from ray-finned fish?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Bony Skeleton

c)

Fourlimbs

d)

Amniotic egg

58.

What kingdom- prokaryotic-single celled-found on humans & other surfaces

a)

eubacteria

b)

archaebacteria

c)

protists

d)

fungi

59.

HOW MANY KINGDOMS ARE THERE?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

60.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
61.

This category is the broadest or most general taxonomic classification of living organisms

a)

Kingdom

b)

Domain

c)

Species

d)

Organisms

62.
What are the three domains?
a)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
b)
Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
c)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
d)
Archaea, Fungi, Animalia
63.

All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are

a)

multicellular organisms

b)

eukaryotes

c)

photosynthetic organisms

d)

prokaryotes

64.

Traits that appear along an evolutionary timeline and are found in some organisms but not all are...

*hint they are dashes on a cladogram

a)

clade

b)

node

c)

derived characters

d)

phyla

65.

Which of the following is correctly written in the binomial nomenclature system?

a)

Canis lupus

b)

Red wolf

c)

Ailurus Fulgens

d)

canis Lupus

66.

A group of related families make up this taxonomic level

a)

Class

b)

Kingdom

c)

Domain

d)

Order

67.

Largest division of modern classification - there are 3 of them (Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya)

a)

Class

b)

Kingdom

c)

Domain

d)

Order

68.

Canis lupus and Canis latrans both belong to the same ____?

a)

Genus

b)

Sub-species

c)

Species

69.

A group of organisms able to produce fertile offspring

a)

Genus

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

70.

Kingdom of multicellular autotrophs with cellulose in their cell walls

a)

Archaea

b)

Fungi

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Plantae

71.

Kingdom of the true bacteria such as the ones that cause strep throat (streptococcus) or staph infections (staphylococcus)

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Animalia

72.

The correct order for the levels of Linnaeus's classification system, from general to specific, is

a)

kingdom, species, class order, family, genus, phylum

b)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

phylum, kingdom, family, class, order, genus, species

d)

species, genus, kingdom, family, order, class, phylum

73.

Which taxa (level) contains only the wolf?

a)

Phylum

b)

Order

c)

Species

d)

Genus

74.

Which taxa contains the bat and shark, but no spiders

a)

Phylum

b)

Order

c)

Species

d)

Genus

75.

A Phylum is divided into this taxonomic level

a)

Class

b)

Order

c)

Kingdom

d)

Genus

76.

Which taxa includes all the animals in this diagram

a)

Class

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Genus

77.

Which taxa contains only the dogs, wolves, and foxes?

a)

Class

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Family

78.

Which taxa contains only the wolf, fox, dog, and bear?

a)

Order

b)

Species

c)

Kingdom

d)

Family

79.

Which taxa contains only the wolf and the dog?

a)

Order

b)

Species

c)

Genus

d)

Family

80.
Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?
a)
jaws
b)
mammary glands & hair
c)
terrestrial during all life stages
d)
opposable thumbs
81.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
82.

Which is the newest trait?

a)

Amniotic egg

b)

Walking legs

c)

Jaws

d)

Hair

83.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

84.

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

85.
On the cladogram, which feature do all organisms inherit?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
86.

Scientific names are usually written in what language?

a)

English

b)

Hebrew

c)

Arabic

d)

Latin

87.

Which type of character is found within an entire line of descent of organisms?

a)

ancestral

b)

biochemical

c)

derived

d)

morphological

88.

Which of the following is useful in treating bacterial diseases, but not viral diseases?

a)

antivirals

b)

antibiotics

c)

aspirin

d)

vaccines

89.

Which method is not used to control bacterial growth?

a)

vaccination

b)

sterilization

c)

freezing

d)

heating

90.

When scientists place a species on a certain part of a cladogram, which of the following factors are they least likely to consider?

a)

population size

b)

fossil record

c)

DNA similarities

d)

physical similarities

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