Understanding the Five Animal Kingdoms

Who are the two individuals credited with the development of the classification system for living organisms?

• Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel

• Robert Whittaker and Carl Linnaeus

• Louis Pasteur and Alexander Fleming

• Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein

Which kingdom is characterized by multicellular organisms that consume food and use senses like hearing and touch?

• Protists

• Animals

• Plants

• Fungi

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Respiration

• Fermentation

How do fungi obtain nutrients?

• Through chemosynthesis

• By consuming other organisms

• By secreting enzymes

• Through photosynthesis

Which kingdom is known for having organisms with a nucleus and includes algae as an example?

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Fungi

• Protists