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Domains and Kingdoms of Life Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Taxonomy is the study of ______________ organisms.

a)

classifying

b)

dissecting

c)

understanding

d)

evolving

2.

This system gives each species a unique, two-word Latin name consisting of the genus name and the species name.

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

hierarchy of groupings

c)

taxa demographics

d)

The Domain System

3.

Which is the correct list of taxa, from largest and most inclusive to smallest and most exclusive?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.
Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
5.
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
a)
Unicellular organisms 
b)
Multicellular organisms
6.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share a species 
7.
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
8.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
9.
The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?
a)
Animals and Plants 
b)
Protists and Fungi
c)
Archea and Bacteria
10.
Archeabacteria...
a)
are eukaryotic
b)
live in extreme environments
c)
are non-living
d)
live in the soil
11.

What are the names of the three domains?

a)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Animalia

c)

Archaea, Plantista, Animalia

d)

Life, Animals, Plants

12.

What are the six kingdoms of life?

a)

Animals, Plants, Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Viruses, Fungi

b)

Bacteria, Amoeba, Algae, Archaea, Protists, Nuclei

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, Animals, Plants, Fungi

d)

Archaea, Bacteria, Animals, Plants, Proteins, Fungi

13.
I have cell walls
I am an autotroph
I am multicellular
What am I?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Unicorn
14.
I have no cell walls
I am eukaryotic
I reproduce sexually
I am multicellular
What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
15.
I am unicellular
I am prokaryotic
I am found in extreme ecosystems
What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
The Candy Kingdom
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Archaebacteria
16.
Kingdom Archaebacteria is...
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
bigger than life!
d)
really pretty, just so pretty.
17.
Members of  Kingdom Animalia don't have these...
a)
cell walls, or chloroplasts
b)
nucleus
c)
Netflix membership
d)
Amazon Prime, man they are lame.
18.
 You would find mushrooms in what kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
19.
Do prokaryotes have a nucleus? 
a)
yes
b)
no
20.
In my kingdom, we have strange and amazing members that don't seem to fit well in any of the other kingdoms.
Who am I?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Oz
d)
Protista
21.
Which kingdom is prokaryotic?
a)
Animalia
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Planta
d)
Fungi
22.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
23.
What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?
a)
They are the same
b)
One has a nucleus and one doesn't
c)
Unicellular has one cell and multicellular has many 
d)
One is bacteria and the is archaebacteria
24.
I sometimes get confused by others to be a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
25.

I have cell walls made with chitin,

I am a heterotroph,

I am multicellular

What am I?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Fungi