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Modern Biology
MODERN TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
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Chapter 17-3
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VOCABULARY REVIEW: For each of the kingdoms listed below, state the cell type (prokaryotic or
eukaryotic), number of cells (unicellular, multicellular, or both), and form of nutrition (autotrophy,
heterotrophy, or both). 6 points each
1. Archaebacteria ________________________________________________________________
2. Eubacteria ___________________________________________________________________
3. Protista ______________________________________________________________________
4. Fungi ________________________________________________________________________
5. Plantae ______________________________________________________________________
6. Animalia _____________________________________________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the correct letter in the blank. 3 points each
___1. The organisms that live in hostile environments that cannot support other forms of life are
members of the domain:
a. Bacteria.
b. Archaea.
c. Eukarya.
d. None of the above
___2. Amoebas and paramecia belong to the kingdom:
a. Fungi.
b. Plantae.
c. Protista.
d. Archaea.
___3. Mushrooms, puffballs, mildews, and some molds belong to the kingdom:
a. Fungi.
b. Plantae.
c. Protista.
d. Eukarya.
___4. The domain that includes the oldest known fossil cells is called:
a. Eukarya.
b. Archaea.
c. Bacteria.
d. Eubacteria.
___5. The domain that includes organisms with true nuclei and membrane-bound organelles is called
a. Bacteria.
b. Archaea.
c. Animalia.
d. Eukarya.
___6. The domain Eukarya includes:
a. archaea, protists, fungi, and plants.
b. protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
c. protists, fungi, eubacteria, and archaea.
d. fungi, eubacteria, plants, and animals.
SHORT ANSWER : Answer the questions in the space provided. 6 points each
1. What characteristics distinguish Archaea from Bacteria?
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2. What characteristics distinguish fungi from plants?
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3. Which kingdoms include multicellular heterotrophic organisms?
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4. What evidence led scientists to develop the three-domain system of classification?
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5. Critical Thinking Another possible way to classify organisms would be to separate them into
unicellular and multicellular organisms. Explain why this is not a useful classification system.
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MATCHING: Write the correct letter in the blank before each numbered term. 2 points each
___1. Archaea
a. kingdom; includes Euglena and amoebas
___2. Bacteria
b. domain; includes chemosynthetic bacteria
___ 3. Eukarya
c. kingdom; includes mushrooms and molds
___4. Animalia
d. kingdom; includes humans and insects
___5. Archaebacteria
e. kingdom; includes disease-causing bacteria
___6. Eubacteria
f. domain; includes plants and animals
___7. Fungi
g. kingdom; includes chemosynthetic bacteria
___8. Protista
h. domain; includes disease-causing bacteria
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