Classification Systems Review
12. A ‘major’ difference between animals and plants is that plants
a. are heterotrophs
b. plants can make their own food
c. plants do not respond to stimuli
d. b and c
13. Many sponges look somewhat like plants. Which of the following is a major reason why they are
classified as animals?
a. they live in water
b. they have pores
c. they do not move
d. they do not make food.
14. In which kingdom would a multi-cellular green food-producer be placed?
a. animalia
b. fungi
c. monera
d. plantae
e. protista
15. If you observe that a cell has a cell wall, which could you ‘safely’ conclude?
a. the cell definitely came from an animal
b. the cell definitely came from a plant
c. the cell has no chloroplasts
d. the cell could be a protist
16. Which kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
a. protists
b. plant
c. animal
d. Archaebacteria
17. Which kingdom includes only prokaryotes?
a. Fungi
b. Protists
c. Plants
d. Archaebacteria
18. Which of the following characteristics do all plants share?
a. Being unicellular
b. Being a prokaryote
c. Being an autotroph
d. Producing flowers
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the ‘Five’ Kingdoms of organisms?
a. Fungi
b. Protists
c. Eukaryotes
d. Plants
20. The two Kingdoms that contain ‘only’ heterotrophs are animals and
a. Eubacteria
b. Fungi
c. Plants
d. Archaebacteria
21. In which Kingdom are all members single-celled?
a. Plant
b. Animal
c. Fungi
d. Monera
22. In which Kingdom are mushrooms ?
a. Plant
b. Animal
c. Fungi
d. Monera
e. Protista
23. An organism that is multi-cellular and can make its own food would be in which kingdom?
a. Plant
b. Animal
c. Fungi
d. Monera
e. Protista
24. Which of the following is a characteristic of both plant and animal cells?
a. no nucleus
b. has a nucleus
c. single celled
d. makes own food
25. Which of the following is a ‘typical’ characteristic of Protists?
a. multi-cellular
b. no nucleus
c. cannot move
d. single celled
26. Choose two answers that characterize fungi
a. eukaryotes
b. prokaryotes
c. autotrophs
d. heterotrophs
27. Choose two answers that characterize animals
a. uni-cellular
b. heterotrophs
c. eukaryotes
d. autotrophs
28. Which one of the following is NOT a shared characteristic of Protists?
a. unicellular
b. heterotroph
c. prokaryote
d. autotroph
29. What technology enabled scientists to discover single celled organisms?
a. telescope
b. multi-celled algae
c. extreme environment bacteria
d. microscope
30. Which of the following is NOT true about science and technology?
a. science advances when technology advances
b. they go hand in hand
c. technology advances when science advances
d. they do not work well together
31. What is a ‘defining’ characteristic of archaebacteria found in 1983 that added a sixth Kingdom?
a. They use sun to produce food and energy
b. They thrive in extreme environments
c. Found on mouth and nose
d. None of the above
32. Which organisms have cells that do not contain a nucleus?
a. monerans
b. fungi
c. plants
d. protists
33. Which organism is an autotroph?
a. frog
b. mushroom
c. lion
d. maple tree
34. The most complex organisms are
a. animals
b. monerans
c. fungi
d. protists
35. Bacteria belong to the ________kindgom?
a. Animal
b. Fungi
c. Monera
d. Plant
36. The simplest eukaryotes are______.
a. animals
b. fungi
c. monerans
d. protists
37. Trees and flowers are
a. animals
b. plants
c. monerans
d. protists
38. Cells without an organized nucleus are ________?
a. Eukaryotes
b. phylogeny
c. species
d. prokaryotes
Matching. Match the following Scientists to how they each classified.
a. DNA used to identify relationships
c. observable characteristics- 2 kingdom
b. binomial nomenclature
d. form and structure-5 Kingdoms
39. Aristotle
40. Linnaeus
41. Whittaker
42. Modern day
Matching.
Match the following words to the Kingdom with which they are associated.
a. Animal
b. Plant
43. protozoa
44. fungus
45. Plantae
46. Protista
47. Protistica
48. bacteria
49. animalia
50. protozoan
c. Fungi
d. Protist
e. Monera