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Six Kingdoms Review
1. Which characteristic describes all members of the kingdom Plantae and some members of the kingdom
Eubacteria?
A. They contain nuclei.
B. They contain chlorophyll.
C. They are able to decompose dead organisms.
D. They are able to obtain energy from other organisms.
2. Which statement describes a characteristic shared by organisms classified within the Protista, Plantae, and
Fungi kingdoms?
A. Their cells have cell walls.
B. Their cells have chloroplasts.
C. Each of their cells has a nucleus.
D. Each of their cells has a large vacuole.
3. Which student correctly identified characteristics of organisms found in the kingdom Eubacteria?
Student
Alvin
Tremica
Keldecia
Marcus
A. Alvin
Cell Organization
single-celled
single-celled
multicellular
multicellular
B. Tremica
Nucleus Present
yes
no
yes
no
C. Keldecia
D. Marcus
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of organisms in the kingdom Animalia, but not organisms in the
kingdom Fungi?
A. They are multicellular organisms.
B. They depend on other organisms for their energy.
C. They can move on their own.
D. Their cells contain cell walls and nuclei.
5. Which kingdom includes some organisms that have no nucleus and can live in an environment with an
extremely high salt content?
A. Fungi
B. Protista
C. Eubacteria
D. Archaebacteria
6. Which of the following statements identifies a difference between eubacteria and protists?
A. Eubacteria are unicellular, but protists are multicellular.
B. Eubacteria are heterotrophs, but protists are autotrophs.
C. Eubacteria do not have a nucleus, but protists do.
D. Eubacteria can move, but protists cannot.
7. Which kingdom includes organisms that reproduce by spreading spores?
A. Eubacteria
B. Protista
C. Plantae
D. Fungi
8. Match each kingdom on the left with a characteristic on the right.
Kingdom
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Characteristic
Single-celled organisms that contain a nucleus
Multicellular heterotrophs with no cell walls
Unicellular prokaryotes that can live in salty places
Multi-celled producers
Prokaryotes that live inside your body
Decomposers with nuclei and many cells
9. Fill in all the blank spaces in the table below for three of the six kingdoms.
Kingdom Name
Characteristics
Cell number
Protista
Multicellular
Cell type
Do their cells
have nuclei?
How do they
get energy?
Yes
Produce food from sunlight
Some are autotrophs; some
are heterotrophs
Eat other organisms
10. The genus Euglena is part of the kingdom Protista. Euglena can either make their own food through
photosynthesis, or they can eat other organisms. They move around using flagella. Fill in the Venn Diagram
below comparing Euglena to Homo sapiens (human beings), which are in the kingdom Animalia.
Euglena
Homo sapiens
11. Which kingdom contains an organism with all of the characteristics listed below? Using complete
sentences, explain how you know it is NOT in each of the other five kingdoms.
Organism Characteristics:
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is eukaryotic
has cell walls
is multicellular
does not depend on other organisms for nutrition
12. Look at the table below, which shows characteristics of two unknown organisms. In which kingdom does
organism X belong, and in which kingdom does organism Y belong? Using complete sentences, explain
how you know that they belong in these kingdom, and not in one of the other five kingdoms.
Organism
X
Y
Nucleus
Yes
Yes
Cell wall
Yes
No
Characteristics
Chloroplasts
No
No
Consumer
No
Yes
Multicellular
Yes
Yes
13. Look at the chart below, which lists characteristics of two unknown organisms.
Organism 1
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Contains chlorophyll
Can make food from sunlight using photosynthesis
Made of one cell
Has a nucleus
Able to move on its own
Organism 2
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Unicellular
Can only get food by consuming other organisms
Eukaryotic
Able to move around using pseudopods
Does not contain chlorophyll
Christian and Antineshia are arguing over which kingdoms these organisms should be classified in.
Christian says that the two organisms should be classified in different kingdoms. Antineshia says that both
organisms belong in the same kingdom. Who is correct? Explain how you reached your conclusion, using
specific information provided in the table and what you know about the different kingdoms.
14. Deonte is conducting a scientific investigation of organisms that live in the Dead Sea. He predicts that he
will find multi-celled eukaryotic organisms living in the Dead Sea. Do you think his prediction is correct? If
his prediction is incorrect, explain what kinds of organisms you think he’ll find instead, and what
characteristics those organisms will have.