Classification of Living Things

1. What is an organism that consists of one cell?

a. Unicellular b. nucleus c. multicellular d. organelle
2. The scientific name of asian elephant is Elephas maximus. The genus of asian elephant is….
a. Elephas b. Elephant c. Maximus d. Animal
3. Which of the following is the correct organization of the seven taxon of animal classification?
a. species –> family –> genus –> order –> class -> phylum –> kingdom
b. species –> genus –> family – order –> class –> phylum -> kingdom
c. species –> genus –> order –> family –> class -> phylum – kingdom
d. species –> family –> order –> genus –> class –> phylum – kingdom
4. A scientific name consists of a…
a. domain and kingdom c. family and order
b. phylum and class d. genus and species
5. You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a. Plantae b. fungi c. animalia d. monera
6. Plants make their own energy molecules (food) using photosynthesis. What do we call this type of organism?
a. Prokaryote b. autotroph c. heterotroph d. eukaryote
7. The most specific level of biological classification is...
a. Kingdom b. genus c. calssis d. species
8. Kelp (seaweed) is in the ________ kingdom.
a. Archaea b. bacteria c. protista d. fungi
9. What kingdoms are prokaryotic?
a. Plant b. bacteria c. protist d. animal
10. The examples of this kingdom are tomato plants and oak trees. What kingdom is this?
a. Fungi b. protista c. plantae d. animalia
11. Which kingdom is missing from the following list? Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae
a. monera b. mycelium c. amoeba d. archaea
12. An organism is made of many eukaryotic cells and eats other, multicellular, living organisms. To which kingdom
does it belong?
a. monera b. fungi c. protista d. animalia
13. Which of the following is a unique feature of Kingdom fungi?
a. cell wall made up of chitin
b. autrotrophic mode of nutrition
c. cell wall made up of cellulose
d. autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition
14. This organism spends its day taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through its stomata. It never eats but
can grow many meters tall
a. Fungi b. protista c. plantae d. animalia