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domains of nature

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria, along with having its main chromosome, has small circular pieces of DNA. What are these small pieces of DNA called?

a)

Plasmids

b)

Nucleoid

c)

Ribosome

d)

Flagellum

2.

The prefix "halo" such as in halophile most likely means...

a)

Salt

b)

High temperatures

c)

Self-serving

d)

Gram

3.

What kind of Archaea would you find in places such as volcanoes and hot vents on the ocean floor?

a)

Thermophiles

b)

Halophiles

c)

Cyanobacteria

d)

Plasmophiles

e)

Volcanophiles

4.

What does the suffix "troph" indicate?

a)

How a creature acquires its energy

b)

What kind of temperature a creature prefers

c)

Whether its gram positive or negative

d)

Whether its an Archaea or not

5.

Which of the following is not a characteristic that defines an Archaea?

a)

Live in extreme environments

b)

Have cell walls with weird lipid compositions

c)

Ancient prokaryotes

d)

Has a nucleolus

6.

Which of the following terms describes this group of creatures: slime molds, diatoms, red algae.

a)

Protists

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Methanogens

7.

Can bacteria be photosynthetic?

a)

Yes, like cyanobacteria

b)

No, there are no phototrophic bacteria

8.

How do heterotrophs get their energy?

a)

By breaking down/eating other organisms

b)

By breaking down chemicals such as methane

c)

By doing photosynthesis

d)

By creating energy via the power of meditation

9.

Which of the following groups of organisms are all chemotrophs?

a)

Cyanobacteria

b)

Methanogens

c)

Slime molds

d)

Red algae

10.

The Dead Sea is a large salt lake bording Jordan and Israel. It has a salt concentration of 34.2%, which is too hypertonic for most life. What life might still survive and thrive there?

a)

Halophiles

b)

Thermophiles

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Cyanobacteria

11.

What would cyanobacteria be characterized as?

a)

Phototrophs

b)

Chemotrophs

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Tealotroph

12.

What is the difference between Gram positive bacteria and Gram negative bacteria?

a)

How their cell walls are set-up

b)

How long their flagellas are

c)

Whether they have a nucleus or not

d)

The rRNA composition of their ribosomes

13.

Peptidoglycan is the main structural compound found in the cell walls of what kinds of creatures?

a)

Slime molds

b)

Bacteria

c)

Algae

d)

Archaea

14.

How would a scientist describe the cell walls of Archaea?

a)

Weird compositions of lipids

b)

95% peptidoglycan

c)

Mostly composed of chitin

d)

Does not have a cell wall

15.

Plasmids are often used by scientists who are messing with the genetics of bacteria. They use the plasmids as a "delivery mechanism." Bacteria will happily "take up" the plasmid and integrate it into their own genome. What is the plasmid "delivering"?

a)

New DNA

b)

Monosaccharides

c)

Halogens

16.
The three main shapes of bacteria are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
rod shaped (bacilli)
b)
spherical (cocci)
c)
octagon (octilli)
d)
spiral (spirilla)
17.
The flagella on a bacteria serve what purpose? 
a)
helps the bacteria find a mate
b)
cleans the bacteria
c)
helps the bacteria to move
d)
protects the bacteria
18.
Producer bacteria
a)
make their own food through photosynthesis.
b)
consume other organisms.
c)
break down decayed organisms. 
d)
break down chemicals. 
19.
Consumer bacteria get their food through
a)
photosynthesis.
b)
mutualism.
c)
chemotrophic processes.
d)
consuming other organisms.
20.
Archaea love harsh environments. 
a)
true
b)
false
21.

Bacteria are....(select all that apply)

a)

Single-celled organisms

b)

Multi-cellular organisms

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Prokaryotes

22.
Which statement about bacteria is true?
a)
All bacteria are prokaryotes
b)
All bacteria are eukaryotes
c)
All bacteria are autotrophs
d)
All bacteria are heterotrophs
23.
Which statement about bacteria is true?
a)
Bacteria help you breath
b)
Bacteria help you digest your food
c)
Bacteria help add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
d)
All bacteria need sunlight to make food
24.

A vaccine triggers your body to produce _____________ which help fight infections.

a)

antibiotics

b)

antibodies

c)

antigens

25.

Antibiotics only work against what organisms ?

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

prions

26.

Influenza is caused by a ___________________.

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

prion

27.

When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.

a)

remediation

b)

replica

c)

replication

28.

As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.

a)

mutation

b)

melanin

c)

metaphysics

29.

Viruses are surrounded by a protein coat known as a

a)

Capsid

b)

Capsule

c)

Enzyme

d)

Nucleotide

30.

Viruses are microscopic infectious agents that can only replicate inside a host cell

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

31.

Viruses are living organisms

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

32.

Viruses contain genetic material either DNA or RNA

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

33.

Viruses can ONLY be transmitted thru blood transfusion

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

34.

What is the shape of this bacteria?

a)

Bacillus

b)

Coccus

c)

Spirillum

35.

What is the shape of this bacteria?

a)

Bacillus

b)

Coccus

c)

Spirillum

36.

What is the shape of this bacteria?

a)

Bacillus

b)

Coccus

c)

Spirillum

37.

Bacteria do not have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

All bacteria are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Bacteria cells do not have a nucleus. What is the name for this?

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

karyote

d)

nonucleote

40.

Bacteria are a living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How do bacteria reproduce.

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Mating

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Pollination

42.

Which of the following characteristics of life do bacteria have?

a)

Cell

b)

Grow and Develop

c)

Reproduce

d)

DNA

e)

All of the characteristics

43.

Tiny single-celled organisms that live almost everywhere

a)

ribosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

bacteria

d)

virus

44.

A whip-like structure that helps a bacterial cell to move

a)

Flagellum

b)

Conjugation

c)

Endospore

d)

Pasteurization

45.

Bacteria are....(select all that apply)

a)

Single-celled organisms

b)

Multi-cellular organisms

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Prokaryotes

46.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirillum
47.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
48.
Bacteria are only found in dirty places
a)
True
b)
False
49.
The bacteria seen in the picture is
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirilla
50.

Which statement best describes fungi?

a)

All fungi are decomposers

b)

All fungi are multicellular.

c)

All fungi are producers.

51.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ------------
a)
Parasitic
b)
Fruiting
c)
Mycelium
d)
Spores
52.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
53.
The reproductive cells of fungi are called:
a)
pollen
b)
seeds
c)
spores
d)
mold
54.
Fungi were originally classified as plants but later they were classified separately.  Which of the following characteristics of fungi separates them from plants?
a)
They reproduce asexually.
b)
They are able to grow in dry conditions.
c)
They are unable to make their own food.
d)
They can move from one place to another.
55.
All of the following are examples of fungi except one.  Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus?
a)
yeast
b)
mold
c)
mushroom
d)
algae
56.
Fungi cells walls are made of a material called ____.
a)
cellulose
b)
fibers
c)
hyphae
d)
chitin
57.
What symmetry do all insects have?
a)
Radial
b)
Asymmetry
c)
Bilateral 
58.
Choose the characteristics that animals must possess in the Animal Kingdom.
a)
multicellular
b)
eukaryotic and multicellular
c)
eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotroph
d)
eukaryotic, multicellular, autotroph
59.
Animals are
a)
all unicellular
b)
all multicellular
c)
mostly unicellular
d)
mostly multicellular
60.

A scientist has encountered a new organism in the kingdom Animalia with the following characteristics: jointed legs, exoskeleton, segmented body, and bilateral symmetry. What is it?

a)

Annelida

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Mollusca

61.

Animals without a backbone.

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Chordata

d)

Urochordata

62.

these plants have a system of tubes to carry water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves

a)

mosses

b)

vascular

c)

non-vascular

d)

tropisms

63.

these plants are non-vascular and seedless

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

conifers

d)

flowering plants

64.

This group of plants is vascular and has seeds in cones. The name means "naked seeds."

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

65.

This group of plants is vascular and has seeds in flowers or fruits.

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

66.
What is true of all plants?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
67.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
68.
All protists are __________________________.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Multicellular
69.
Protists can be unicellular or multicellular.
a)
True
b)
False
70.

Common characteristics of protista

a)

no tissue, located in moist environment

b)

multi-cellular, located in warm dry environments

c)

tissue, with nucleus

71.

A fungi like example of protista is

a)

algae

b)

paramecium

c)

slime mold

72.

An animal like protista is

a)

Algae

b)

paramedium

c)

slime mold

73.

A plant like protista is

a)

paramecium

b)

slime mold

c)

algae

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