Topic 10 Test

Which of the following describes the characteristics of two of the kingdoms represented in the food web? Choose two answers.

• Sea lettuce absorbs light to make food, which classifies it as part of kingdom Animalia.

• Sea lettuce decomposes dead organisms, which classifies it as part of kingdom Plantae.

• Sea lettuce is vegetation and absorbs light to make food, which classifies it as part of kingdom Plantae.

• Sea snails are heterotrophic and multicellular, which classifies them as part of kingdom Animalia.

• Buffalo sculpin fish are autotrophic and multicellular, which classifies them as part of kingdom Animalia.

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Which of the following describes the importance of having protists and plants in an ecosystem? Choose two answers.

• Protists are important because they have a mutualistic relationship with plants.

• Plants are important because they decompose dead organisms.

• Protists are important because they are primary consumers that feed on a large portion of the world’s aquatic species.

• Protists are important because they are primary producers that feed a large portion of the world’s aquatic species.

• Plants are important because they produce oxygen.

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Indra is investigating various species in the coastal town of Galveston, Texas. Her observations are shown in the image. Which option accurately classifies the organisms described in her observations?

c

d

Protista

Plantae

Animalia

Eubacteria

Fungi

Archaeabacteria

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How do scientists classify and name organisms? Choose two correct answers.

• Scientists classify and name organisms based on age and gender.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by using only similarities between organisms.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by examining physical aspects of organisms and comparing them to other living and extinct organisms.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by examining similarities and differences between organisms.

• Scientists classify and name organisms by their population size and the number of offspring they have.

One characteristic of the kingdom shown in A is the ability to _________.

• make their own food (photosynthesis)

• move using cilia or flagella

• decompose dead organisms

• hunt and capture prey

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One characteristic of the kingdom shown in A is the ability to ​ (a)   . Organisms that are part of the kingdom represented by B ​are (b)   . One characteristic of the kingdom shown in C is the ability to ​ (c)   . Organisms that are part of the kingdom shown in D have the ability to (d)   .

• perform photosynthesis
• single-celled and lack a nucleus
• reproduce asexually
• decompose dead organisms into usable nutrients
• reproduce sexually

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Choose the option that indicates similarities in characteristics between two kingdoms represented in the diagram.

• Organisms A and B both perform photosynthesis.

• Organisms A and B both reproduce sexually.

• Organisms C and D are both consumers.

• Organisms B and C both reproduce asexually.

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Which kingdoms would scientists classify the organisms in the diagram as? Choose the option that classifies the organisms, in order from A-D.

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

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How do fungi keep an ecosystem healthy?

• Fungi have the ability to create nutrients to produce food for themselves.

• Fungi remove organic matter, which is toxic to surrounding plants.

• Fungi provide nutrients for other organisms through decomposition.

• Fungi provide nutrients for other organisms through photosynthesis.

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Scientists use the taxonomic hierarchy ​to name organisms and reduce confusion quickly. Kingdoms include Plantae,​ Archaeabacteria, Fungi, Protista, ​ (a)   and Animalia. Kingdoms are divided into smaller and smaller levels until they are classified into​ (b)   levels. Mushrooms and mold fall under the kingdom (c)   while algae fall under the kingdom​ (d)   .

• family
• Archaea
• species
• Fungi
• Protista
• Eubacteria
• genus
• Bacteria