Classification, Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, Fungi Study Guide
USE Guided reading worksheet on classification, . Classification notes, Virus and bacteria
worksheet, Protists worksheet, Fungi notes ,Chapter 2, section 2 and Chapter 7
Short Answer
1. What is taxonomy? The scientific study of how living things are classified
2. Why do scientists organize living things into groups? So that the organisms are easier to study
3. An organism’s scientific name consists of its genus name and its species name
4. The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more/less characteristics they have in common
5. The characteristice that are used to place organisms into kingdoms are their ability to make food
6. Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs? animals
7. Which domain(s) include(s) only prokaryotes? Bacteria and Archaea
8. Which kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms? Fungi and protists
9. What do fungi have in common with animals? They are heterotrophs
10. What type of reproduction produces fungi that are different from either parent? Sexual reproduction
11. Like animals, animal-like protists are heterotrophs.
12. Where would fungi NOT likely thrive? desert
13. Which structures allow sarcodines such as amoebas to move? pseudopods
14. What characteristic do all algae share? They are autotrophs
15. Fungi that decompose dead organisms return the important ___ into the soil
16. What bacteria-killing fungus did Fleming isolate in his 1928 experiment? Penicillium
17. What animal-like characteristic do euglenoids have? They can sometimes be heterotrophs.
18. Why are viruses like parasites? They can harm cells they enter.
19. Which shapes describes some bacterial cells? Spiral, coccus(round), bacillus(rod)
20. Which of the following is found in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells? Genetic material
21. What process results in genetically different bacteria? Conjugation
22. Endospores form during harsh enviormental conditions.
23. What important role do bacteria called decomposers play? They return basic chemicals to the enviorment.
24. How does a vaccine work? It activates the body’s natural defenses.
25. Binary fission is the bacterial process of asexual reproduction
26. Viruses are considered to be nonliving because they do not show all the characteristics of life.
27. Heterotrophic bacteria obtain food by consuming autotrophs and other heterotrophs.
28. What directly provides energy for a virus? Its host
29. Which structures are always found in bacterial cells? Ribosomes
30. Which kingdom contains an organism with all of these characteristics?
Organism Characteristics mainly, multicellular, cells contain cell wall, heterotrophic
Fungi
31. A teacher asked students to identify characteristics of organisms in the
kingdom Eubacteria. unicellular, no nucleus,
32. Which characteristics will help the student to identify the kingdom Protista?
Mostly multicellular, has nucleus, absorbs food from the surrounding(heterotrophic)
Short Answer
Use the diagram to answer each question.
Table of Classification Labels
Classification
Level
Aardwolf
Gray Wolf
Coyote
Lion
Blue Whale
Kingdom
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Chordata
Chordata
Chordata
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Mammalia
Mammalia
Mammalia
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Carnivora
Carnivora
Carnivora
Cetacea
Family
Hyaenidae
Canidae
Canidae
Felidae
Balenopteridae
Genus
Proteles
Canis
Canis
Panthera
Balaenoptera
Species
Proteles
cristatus
Canis lupus
Canis latrans
Panthera leo
Balaenoptera musculus
33.What classification groups do all of the organisms in the table have in common?
1.
Kingdom, phylum, class
34. In what two ways are the organisms in the table similar to organisms in the plant kingdom?
Multicellular, and eukaryotes
35. Which of the organisms in the table is least similar to the others? Blue whale
36. Which of the organisms in the table is (are) most similar to a tiger (Panthera tigris)? Explain.Panthera leo,
same genus
37Based on their kingdoms, what are the shared characteristics of the organisms in the table?
The lion is most similar to a tiger, because both are members of the same genus. The gray wolf and coyote
belong to different genera, the aardwolf belongs to a different family, and the whale belongs to a different
order.
2.
38. Which two species in this table are most similar to each other?
The coyote (Canis latrans) and the gray wolf (Canis lupus) are the most similar species in the table.
Use the diagram to answer each question.
39. What kingdom does the organism in the diagram belong to? What is the common name of this organism?
The organism belongs to the fungi kingdom. It is a mushroom.
40. Describe how the cells of the organism in the diagram are arranged.
The organism’s cells are arranged in hyphae, which are branching, threadlike tubes. The hyphae of the
structures above ground are packed tightly and appear solid. The hyphae underground are arranged loosely.
41. Identify the structures labeled A in the diagram, and explain how they are used in feeding.
The structures labeled A are hyphae. They grow into a food source, release digestive chemicals that break
down the food into small substances, and absorb those substances.
42. What function do spores serve, and how do they move from place to place?
Spores are reproductive cells that can grow into new organisms. They are carried by the air and water.
43. List two ways that the organism in the diagram can be helpful to humans.
It might be a source of food for people and be involved in environmental recycling.(decomposer)
44. List characteristics shared by organisms in the same kingdom as the organism shown.
Organisms in the fungi kingdom are eukaryotes, have cell walls, use spores to reproduce, and are heterotrophs
that feed in a similar way.