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Kingdoms / Classification / Dichotomous Key

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A single celled prokaryote that lives in extremely hot thermal springs in Yellowstone National Park would be in which kingdom?

a)

Virus

b)

Protista

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria

2.

The kingdoms​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   & ​ ​ (d)   make up the domain Eukarya.

Choose from the below words
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Eubacteria
Archaeabacteria
3.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
4.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
5.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

6.

The kingdom ​ (a)   contains multicellular organisms that use photosynthesis to meet their energy demands.

Choose from the below words
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
7.
An example of an unicellular organism would be:
a)
monkey
b)
bacteria
c)
spider
d)
human
8.
The broadest or most general level of classification of living organisms is 
(a)  
Choose from the below words
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Class
Order
Genus
Species
9.

The most specific level of classification of living organisms is  ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Species
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Class
Order
Genus
10.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)

Juniper

b)

Pine

c)

Spruce

d)

Fir

11.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)

Coleoptera

b)

Heteroptera

c)

Diptera

d)

Lepidoptera

12.
Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?
a)
prosimians only
b)
prosimians and humans
c)
humans only
d)
prosimians and birds
13.

Cells found the Kingdom Animalia are

​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Multicellular
Both
Unicellular
Single-Celled
14.

List the correct order of classification.

​ ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , Phylum , ​ (c)   , ​ (d)   , Family, ​ (e)   , Species

Choose from the below words
Domain
Kingdom
Class
Order
Genus
15.

Leaf S

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

balsam poplar

c)

sweet gum

d)

ginko

16.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
17.

Why do scientist use domain and kingdoms to classify organisms?

a)

Scientist around the world can communicate using the domain/kingdom to identify specific organisms

b)

Its fun to name organisms

c)

Makes it more confusing for scientists

d)

Everyone knows Latin

18.

The Kingdom which is unicellular, has no nucleus and lives almost everywhere

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Archaea