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Kingdoms of Life Knowledge Check

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT correct about the kingdom animalia?

a)

They are multicellular.

b)

They reproduce sexually.

c)

They can produce their own food.

d)

They are eukaryotic.

2.

Which kingdom has heterotrophic organisms with cell walls made of chitin?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Plantae

3.

Thermophiles are organisms that thrive in extreme heat. To which kingdom do they belong?

a)

Protists

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Animalia

4.

Which kingdom is known as the “odds and ends kingdom”?

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Plantae

5.

Ferns are multicellular autotrophs with cell walls made of cellulose. To which kingdom do they belong?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Plantae

6.

E. coli are unicellular organisms that are found in which kingdom?

a)

Protists

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Fungi

7.

All life on earth can be placed into one of six kingdoms based on their similarities.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The kingdoms archaebacteria and eubacteria are made up of prokaryotic organisms.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Protists are prokaryotic single-celled organisms that live everywhere.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Select the option that correctly lists two similarities and two differences between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia.

a)

Both have eukaryotic cells and reproduce asexually or sexually; Plantae perform photosynthesis, Animalia do not, and Animalia can move, Plantae cannot.

b)

Both have prokaryotic cells and reproduce asexually; Plantae can move, Animalia cannot, and Animalia perform photosynthesis, Plantae do not.

c)

Both have eukaryotic cells and reproduce asexually or sexually; Animalia perform photosynthesis, Plantae do not, and Animalia can move, Plantae cannot.

d)

Both have prokaryotic cells and reproduce sexually; Plantae perform photosynthesis, Animalia do not, and Animalia can move, Plantae cannot.

11.

State two characteristics of the kingdom protista.

a)

They are mostly unicellular and can be autotrophic or heterotrophic.

b)

They are multicellular and lack a nucleus.

c)

They are prokaryotic and reproduce only asexually.

d)

They have cell walls made of chitin and are always photosynthetic.

12.

Name the kingdom to which each organism belongs.

a)

Mushroom: Fungi Amoeba: Protista Grasshopper: Animalia

b)

Mushroom: Plantae Amoeba: Animalia Grasshopper: Fungi

c)

Mushroom: Protista Amoeba: Fungi Grasshopper: Plantae

d)

Mushroom: Animalia Amoeba: Plantae Grasshopper: Protista