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Unit 7: Classification Review

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Endosymbiotic Theory is the idea that ______ cells could have evolved from_____cells

a)

prokaryotic, eukaryotic

b)

eukaryotic, animal

c)

prokaryotic, plant

d)

eukaryotic, prokaryotic

2.

Prokaryotic cells do not have

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosomes

3.

Both prokaryote and eukaryotes have a cell membrane

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only eukaryotes have a membrane

d)

Only prokaryotes have a membrane

4.

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are similar to prokaryotic cells like bacteria in what way?

a)

Their DNAs are copies of each other

b)

Their DNAs both have uracil

c)

Their DNAs are circular

d)

Their DNAs both have short lifespans

5.

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are similar to prokaryotic cells like bacteria in what way?

a)

They have the same lifespan

b)

They divide the same way

c)

They are the same color

d)

They have the same shape

6.

Evidence for endosymbiosis includes

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own vesicles

c)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own RNA

d)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own DNA

7.

Evidence for endosymbiosis includes

a)

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are the same color

b)

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are the same size

c)

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are the same structure

d)

Mitochondria and Chloroplast have the same pH

8.

Eukaryotic cells can have

a)

Only chloroplast

b)

Only mitochondria

c)

both mitochondria and chloroplast

d)

neither chloroplast nor mitochondria

9.

Early bacteria that could perform photosynthesis evolved into

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

10.

Early bacteria that could make its own energy evolved into

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

11.

WARM UP: What are the two organelles only found in plant cells?

(a)  

12.

True or False: Diffusion NEVER requires energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

When substances are TOO large to move across the plasma membrane on their own, they can use ______ or _____ to diffuse across the cell membrane

a)

lipids, carbohydrates

b)

lipids, nucleic acids

c)

water, salt

d)

channel proteins, carrier proteins

14.

Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. Which DIRECTION is water moving in the picture?

a)

from left to right

b)

from right to left

c)

it's not moving

15.
The theory of Endosymbiosis explains
a)
The origin of eukaryotes
b)
How species develop
c)
How bacteria live
d)
Why cells rely on one another
16.
____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.
a)
Rough ER & Smooth ER
b)
Mitochondria & Flagellum
c)
Chloroplast & Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus
17.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Large Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

18.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

19.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am composed of lipids and can be found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

20.

I provide plant cells their rigid shape. I am the...

a)

uncooked spaghetti

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cell Wall

21.

Animal and Plant Cells are...

a)

Shopkoytes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

The building blocks of non-living things

22.
In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities
a)
organelle
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
23.

the jelly-like fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane, holds organelles in place

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

organelle

d)

golgi apparatus

24.
Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
DNA
25.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
26.
Microscopic single-cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
27.
This experiment was conducted by the scientists:
a)
Stanley Miller and Harold Urey
b)
Harold Urey and Albert Einstein
c)
Louis Pasteur and Francesco Redi
d)
James Watson and Francis Crick
28.
Which question were the scientists trying to answer with this experiment?
a)
Where do cells come from?
b)
How did prokaryotes form cell membranes?
c)
How are biomolecules formed?
d)
What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?
29.
Which type of cell came first?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time
30.

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

a)

All living things have hair.

b)

All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.

c)

The cells of all living things have chloroplast.

d)

All living things eat other organisms for nutrition.

31.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
32.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
33.

This organelle stores materials like water & nutrients and is very large in a plant cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi body

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

34.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

35.

The kingdom of heterotrophic, multicellular, eukaryotes capable of returning nutrients to the soil

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plant

d)

archaea

36.

The kingdom of heterotrophic, multicellular, eukaryotes capable of returning nutrients to the soil

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plant

d)

archaea

37.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)

Eubacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

e)

Archaeabacteria

38.
All organisms that do not fit into plant, fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nucleus are:
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
protists
39.
Is fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic?
a)
Autotrophic, they make their own food
b)
Hetertrophic, they get food from other organisms
40.

Which of the following is not included in the kingdoms of life?

a)

viruses

b)

animals

c)

archea

d)

plants

e)

fungi

41.

Which kingdoms contain organisms whose

cells HAVE cell walls?

a)

protists, fungi, plants and animals

b)

plants, fungi, and bacteria

c)

animals, bacteria, plants

d)

plants , protists, animals

42.

Match the following vocabulary words

a)

Autotrophs

1.

Organisms that can make their own food from their environment.

b)

Heterotrophs

2.

Organisms that cannot make their own food

c)

Prokaryotic

3.

Cells that do not have a nucleus or organelles

d)

Eukaryotic

4.

Cells that have a nuclei and organelles

e)

Unicellular

5.

Organisms that are made of only one cell

43.
The theory of Endosymbiosis explains
a)
The origin of eukaryotes
b)
How species develop
c)
How bacteria live
d)
Why cells rely on one another
44.

____________ & _________________ are the two energy producing organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.

a)

Rough ER & Smooth ER

b)

Mitochondria & Flagellum

c)

Chloroplast & Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus

45.

How are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?

a)

bacteria does not become resistant to antibiotics.

b)

by a genetic mutation/by acquiring resistance from another bacterium.

c)

by wishing they were resistant.

d)

antibiotic resistance does not exist.

46.

Taking antibiotics can make a person become resistant.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Taking antibiotics when not needed can weaken the effectiveness of the medicine.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that evolved as the first life forms on Earth; capable of living in extreme environments

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Protists

c)

Fungi

d)

Archaeabacteria

49.

Kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that cause most human disease and are susceptible to antibiotic treatments

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Protist

c)

Virus

d)

Archaeabacteria

50.

Kingdom of unceulluar eukaryotes that includes autotrophs, heterotrophs and decomposers.

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Protist

c)

Fungi

d)

Animal

51.

Kingdom of autotrophic multicellular eukaryotes

a)

Protist

b)

Plant

c)

Animal

d)

Fungi

52.

Kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs that lack cell walls

a)

eubacteria

b)

protist

c)

fungi

d)

animal

53.

All living organisms are classified based on (Choose 2)

a)

STRUCTURE

b)

HEIGHT

c)

FUNCTION

d)

LOCOMOTION

54.

Bacterial population can be controlled by

a)

Proper Sanitation

b)

Fever

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Bacteria can be controlled by all of these methods

55.

How have the presence of organelles allowed eukaryotes to perform complex functions?

a)

organelles create separate spaces with specific jobs in the cell

b)

organelles decrease the cells productivity

c)

organelles decrease the cells size

d)

organelles cause cells to be multicellular

56.
The theory of Endosymbiosis explains
a)
The origin of eukaryotes
b)
How species develop
c)
How bacteria live
d)
Why cells rely on one another
57.
____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.
a)
Rough ER & Smooth ER
b)
Mitochondria & Flagellum
c)
Chloroplast & Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus
58.

In this diagram, the endosymbiont (prokaryote being engulfed) is

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

purple

59.
"Endosymbiosis" means
a)
Living together
b)
Living inside
c)
Entering together
d)
Joining together
60.
Which of the following was probably not present in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth? 
a)
Methane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
d)
Carbon dioxide
61.
Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of live most likely appeared first?
a)
Prokaryotic and aerobic
b)
Prokaryotic and anaerobic 
c)
Eukaryotic and aerobic
d)
Eukaryotic and anaerobic
62.
What process is shown within this diagram?
a)
Natural selection
b)
Endosymbiosis
c)
Chemical evolution
d)
Abiogenesis
63.
Which statement best describes conditions on early Earth?
a)
hot with volcanic activity and electrical storms
b)
dry land covered with volcanic dust
c)
cold oceans
d)
dark and dusty with abundant water
64.
Early Earth had no:
a)
atmosphere
b)
landmass
c)
ozone layer
d)
cyanide within the atmosphere
65.
Which question were the scientists trying to answer with this experiment?
a)
Where do cells come from?
b)
What came first the chicken or the egg?
c)
How are biomolecules formed?
d)
What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?
66.
The apparatus in the experiment was used to mimic what?
a)

proteins

b)

Earth's present conditions

c)

early Earth's conditions

d)

they didn't mean to mimic anything in particular

67.
The electrical sparks mimicked?
a)

heat waves

b)

lightening

c)

volcano

d)

hurricane

68.
The water used in the apparatus was used to mimic what part of early Earth?
a)

sea

b)

swimming pool

c)

ocean

d)

rain

69.
What was the result of the Miller-Urey Experiment?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
lipids
d)
glucose
70.

The diagram shows a proposed theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, called endosymbiosis.

Which of the following explains why cells that contained mitochondria-like organelles had an evolutionary advantage?

a)

They were able to photosynthesize

b)

They had more DNA

c)

They were able to make more use of available energy

d)

They were immune to bacterial invasion.

71.

How are mitochondria and chloroplasts like bacteria cells?

a)

They divide by meiosis

b)

They contain their own DNA

c)

They have the same membrane-bound organelles

d)

They can make their own food

72.

Endosymbiotic Theory is the idea that ______ cells could have evolved from_____cells

a)

prokaryotic, eukaryotic

b)

eukaryotic, animal

c)

prokaryotic, plant

d)

eukaryotic, prokaryotic

73.

Prokaryotic cells do not have

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosomes

74.

Both prokaryote and eukaryotes have a cell membrane

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only eukaryotes have a membrane

d)

Only prokaryotes have a membrane

75.

How did one type of prokaryote get inside of another type of prokaryote

a)

Acts as a ligand

b)

One engulfed the other

c)

Fused in as a vesicle

d)

snuck in as a retrovirus

76.

Symbiosis means

a)

Feeding off of something

b)

Using something for its ATP

c)

Living in harmony

d)

Producing sugars

77.

Early bacteria that could make its own energy evolved into

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

78.

Early bacteria that could perform photosynthesis evolved into

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

79.

Evidence for endosymbiosis includes

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own vesicles

c)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own RNA

d)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own DNA

80.

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are similar to prokaryotic cells like bacteria in what way?

a)

They have the same lifespan

b)

They divide the same way

c)

They are the same color

d)

They have the same shape

81.

Mitochondria and Chloroplast are similar to prokaryotic cells like bacteria in what way?

a)

Their DNAs are copies of each other

b)

Their DNAs both have uracil

c)

Their DNAs are circular

d)

Their DNAs both have short lifespans

82.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How bacteria live

c)

How species develop

d)

Why cells rely on one another

83.

____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.

a)

rough ER & smooth ER

b)

Chloroplast & Mitochondria

c)

Mitochondria & Flagellum

d)

Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus

84.

All of the following are evidence of endosymbiosis EXCEPT

a)

mitochondria and chloroplast ribosomes are similar to bacterial ribosomes

b)

mitochondria and chloroplast have double membranes

c)

mitochondria and chloroplast are similar in size to bacteria

d)

mitochondria and chloroplast have a nucleus

85.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
86.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

87.

Which does only eukaryotic cells contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

88.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
floating DNA
c)
very small
d)
complex
89.
A fossilized cell is discovered, and evidence suggests it reproduced on its own and had DNA, but a membrane did not enclose its DNA. Which type of organism would this most likely be?
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
plant cell
d)
animal cell
90.

The smallest unit of a living thing are

a)

atoms

b)

cells

c)

DNA

d)

organelles

91.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

92.

Bacteria is an example of a(n)

a)

prokaryotic cell.

b)

eukaryotic cell.

93.

The first word in a scientific name is the

a)

species

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

class

94.

The scientist who came up with the current classification system

a)

Darwin

b)

Newton

c)

Mendel

d)

Linnaeus

95.

The science of grouping and naming organisms

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Dichotomy

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Genetics

96.

The taxonomic level that would include the MOST number of species

a)

class

b)

kingdom

c)

phylum

d)

genus

97.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Sexual, Multicellular, Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
98.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Sexual, Multicellular, and Autotrophic
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
99.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular, and can be both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
100.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Eukaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular and Multicellular, and Heterotrophic.
a)
Fungi
b)
Protista
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
101.
Which kingdom has the following characteristics... Prokaryotic, Asexual, Unicellular, and can be both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi 
d)
Plant
102.
Which type of cells contain a nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes 
103.

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

a)

Archaeabacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

104.
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
105.

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

106.

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

107.

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

108.

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

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

protista

d)

bacteria

109.

Which kingdom/s have organisms that are ONLY sessile?

a)

animalia

b)

plantae

c)

fungi

d)

protista

e)

bacteria

110.

which domain contains eukaryotic organisms?

a)

eukarya

b)

bacteria

c)

archaea

111.

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)
112.
Which rank contains the largest number of organisms?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Class
d)
Order
113.

what taxon contains the least amount of organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

species

114.
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
115.

What levels of classification are used in the scientific name?

a)

Kingdom, Phylum

b)

Kingdom, Species

c)

Genus, Species

d)

Phylum, Genus

116.

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

a)

Canis

b)

rufus

c)

wolf

d)

animal

117.

Into which Kingdom would you put this organism?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Protist

118.

Into which Kingdom would you put this organism?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

e)

Protist

119.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
120.
To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...
a)
it cannot reproduce asexually
b)
it cannot make its own food
c)
it cannot breathe oxygen gas
121.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
122.
Algae and Kelp belong to the Kingdom...
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Eubacteria
123.
Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
124.
What is the study of classification called?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Geology
c)
Anatomy
d)
Geometry
125.
What are the three domains?
a)
Green, Blue, Red
b)
Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, Both
c)
Archea, Eukarya, Bacteria
d)
Marine Organism, Land Organism, or Both
126.
What is the most specific level of classification?
a)
Family
b)
Domain
c)
Species
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
127.
Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a cell wall?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
128.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
129.

Some bacteria are motile which means

a)

they are very big

b)

they can move

c)

they are multicellular

d)

they are eukaryotes

130.

Bacteria are

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

131.

Humans are made of

a)

eukaryotic cells

b)

prokaryotic cells

132.

Multi-celled organisms that contain a nucleus are referred to as

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

133.

Single celled organisms that do not contain a nucleus are referred to as

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

134.
Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
135.
Which organisms are closely related? 
a)
American badger and leopard
b)
coyote and gray wolf
c)
european otter and leopard
d)
coyote and american badger