Compare Characteristics of Kingdoms

Methanogens, thermophiles, and halophiles are some of the most primitive life forms found on Earth and thrive in very harsh environments. These unicellular, prokaryotic organisms most likely belong to which of the following kingdoms?

• Fungi

• Eubacteria

• Protista

• Archaebacteria

The diagram shows taxonomic groups and a major distinguishing characteristics of all but two of them. Which characteristics will be used to complete the chart?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student wants to use the Venn diagram below to show the characteristics of two kingdoms or organisms. The characteristics that the two kingdoms share will be listed in the shaded area where the circles intersect. Which of these is a characteristic that the student should list in the shaded part of the diagram?

• heterotrophic

• mobile

• prokaryotic

• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Five general characteristics of organisms in kingdoms Plantae or Fungi are listed in the box. Which table correctly lists the characteristics of the organisms in the two kingdoms?

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which list correctly identifies characteristics that protists share with animals?

• F

• G

• H

• J

A team of students encounters an unknown organism in a field while conducting a biodiveristy study. Some students think the organism is a plant, while others think it is a fungus. Which question should the students investigate to classify the organism correctly?

• Is there a cell wall around the cells of the organism?

• Does the organism perform photosynthesis?

• Is there nervous tissues present in the organism?

• Does the organism reproduce sexually?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6