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Kingdom Characteristics & Classification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Sexual, Multicellular, Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
2.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Sexual, Multicellular, and Autotrophic
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
3.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular, and can be both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
4.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular and Multicellular, and Heterotrophic.
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
5.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Prokaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular, and can be both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi 
d)
Plant
6.
Which type of cells contain a nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes 
7.

Which bacteria can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs?

a)

Archaeabacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

8.
Which of the following is the key difference between kingdom Protista and Bacteria?
a)
Unicellular
b)
Autotrophic and Heterotrophic
c)
Asexual
d)
Protista has a nucleus
9.

Which of the following is a common trait to all members of the six kingdoms: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?

a)

Presence of a cell wall

b)

Capable of sexual reproduction

c)

Presence of genetic material

d)

Presence of a nucleus

10.

Fungi and bacteria share which of the following similiarities?

a)

Members of both groups have cell walls made of chitin

b)

Members of both groups are decomposers

c)

Members of both groups are capable of photosynthesis

d)

Members of both groups are classified as eukaryotes

11.

Match the kingdom with the substance that composes their cell wall.

a)

cellulose

1.

plantae

b)

chitin

2.

fungi

c)

peptido.

3.

eubacteria

d)

no peptido

4.

archaebacteria

12.

Which kingdom of organisms is motile with flagella, cilia, or pseudopods?

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

protista

d)

bacteria

13.

Which kingdom/s have organisms that are ONLY sessile?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

e)

bacteria

14.

which domain contains eukaryotic organisms?

a)

eukarya

b)

bacteria

c)

archaea

15.

Reorder the following from most to least inclusive of taxa in classification.

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

e)

Order

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
16.
Which rank contains the largest number of organisms?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Class
d)
Order
17.

what taxon contains the least amount of organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

species

18.
Lions and housecats share some common traits, but can't breed with one another. What can you infer about how they're classified?
a)
They might belong to the same family, but a different genus and species
b)
They might belong to the same order, but different phyla
c)
They might belong to the same domain, but different kingdoms
d)
They might belong to the same species, but different subspecies
19.

What levels of classification are used in the scientific name?

a)

Kingdom, Phylum

b)

Kingdom, Species

c)

Genus, Species

d)

Phylum, Genus

20.

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

a)

Canis

b)

rufus

c)

wolf

d)

animal