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1
Bacteria are classified as prokaryotic cells and are included in the Kingdom:
Fungi.
Archaebacteria or Eubacteria.
Plantae
Protista
2
The process of classifying and identifying living things is called:
taxonomy.
photosynthesis.
Linnaeusism.
filing.
3
Which organism is classified in Kingdom Fungi, made up of eukaryotic cells, and multicellular?
Plants
mushrooms.
Bacteria
Slime mold
4
Organisms in Kingdom Plantae capture energy from the sun and store it during the process of:
reproduction
photosynthesis.
consumption
decomposition.
5
To place an organism in its kingdom, the following questions would be asked by scientist EXCEPT
Does it have simple or complex cells?
Is it single-celled or multicellular?
Is it made of cells?
Does it make its own food or get food from other organisms?
6
One major function of organisms classified in the Kingdom Fungi is to:
make food from the sun’s energy
catch tiny organisms like plankton.
break down dead organisms.
live in deep sea vents
7
Dichotomous keys are used to identify organisms and separate them into:
smaller and smaller groups.
groups separated only by species.
groups separated only by class.
larger and larger groups.
8
When classifying bacteria, scientists divide them into two Kingdoms based on whether they are:
primitive or true
producers or consumers
multicellular or single-celled.
prokaryotic or eukaryotic
9
The two-part scientific name of an organism is given as a combination of:
family and genus
kingdom and order.
genus and species.
kingdom and family
10
Species from the Kingdom Plantae include:
cats
trees
bacteria
mushrooms.
11
Which of the following choices is NOT one of the 6 kingdoms used to classify living things?
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Mineralia
12
A dichotomous key is used to:
see an organism.
locate an organism.
endanger an organism.
identify an organism
13
At this time, the number of kingdoms recognized by most scientists is:
6
2
4
8
14
A dichotomous key gives the user ____ choice(s) at each step
4 or more
3
1
2
15
The species name of an organism may be based upon:
All of the above
the habitat of the organism.
the location where it was found.
the name of the person who discovered it.
16
Organisms in the same genus are more similar to each other than organisms in the same:
order.
class.
All of the above
family.
17
A tool that might help you to identify a plant, an animal, or a rock in nature is a:
church key.
dichotomous key
house key.
Florida key.
18
The level of classification of similar organisms able to produce offspring is known as:
species.
cell.
kingdom.
family.
19
A system for classifying organisms according to their characteristics was developed by:
Taxonomists
Darwin.
None of the above
Linnaeus.
20
What is the major difference between plants and bacteria?
Plants have eukaryotic cells.
All of the above
Bacteria are single-celled
Plants use a process called photosynthesis.
21
Why are organisms given scientific names?
To use more descriptive Latin and Greek words
To make their names more difficult to understand
To allow scientists to use the same name for an organism
To differentiate between living and nonliving animals
22
The scientific name given to humans is:
Homo sapiens.
Carolus linnaeus.
Gato domesticus
Felis domesticus.
23
Some protists are made up of a single, cell and make their own food. Protists must be made of
fungi cells.
eukaryotic cells.
tissues
prokaryotic cells.
