Classification of Organisms (SC.6.L.15.1)

Which of the following choices best describes how organisms are classified?

• Organisms are grouped based on proven scientific research.

• Organisms are sorted into groups based on their shared characteristics.

• Organisms are sorted based only on the outcome of experiments done by scientists.

• Organisms are grouped based on how long scientists have known about their species.

Which of the following is not a kingdom in domain eukarya?

• plantae

• 
  bacteria

• animalia

• 
  protista

Select the statement that describes the domain archaea.

• Single-celled, DNA is inside a nucleus, makes its food, found in common environments

• Multicellular, DNA is inside a nucleus, does not make its food, found in common environments

• Single-celled, no nucleus, DNA floats throughout the cell, found only in extreme environments

• Single-celled, no nucleus, DNA floats throughout the cell, found in common environments

Select the statement that accurately summarizes the characteristics of organisms in the kingdom of Animalia.

• autotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular

• 
  autotrophic, prokaryotic, multicellular

• 
  heterotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular

• heterotrophic, eukaryotic, unicellular

Which of the following answer choices is an organism that would most likely be classified in the kingdom Protista?

• An organism without a nucleus and is made of many cells.

• 
  An organism that has a nucleus and is made of many cells.

• An organism without a nucleus and is made of a single cell.

• An organism that has a nucleus and is made of a single cell.

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Which of the following choices best describes the process used to classify organisms?

• Organisms are sorted into groups based on characteristics they share, such as cell structure.

• Organisms are sorted into groups based on how long the organism has survived on Earth.

• Organisms are sorted into groups based on their family tree and ancestors.

• Organisms are sorted into groups based on their behaviors and actions.

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Which level of classification includes the greatest variety of organisms?

• class

• order

• 
  kingdom

• 
  phylum

Which domain would include a prokaryotic organism that lives in extreme conditions, such as a deep sea vent?

• Archaea

• Eukarya

• Protista

• Bacteria

Which of the following kingdoms contains multicellular organisms that produce spores, lack chlorophyll, and do not move on their own?

• Plantae

• Protista

• Fungi

• Bacteria

Emma uses a microscope to study an organism that lives in the water and is autotrophic. She observes that the organism is eukaryotic, multicellular, and has green pigment in its cells.

Which kingdom does this organism most likely belong to?

• Plantae

  
  

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Animalia

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