Kingdoms of Life: Classification and Characteristics
This worksheet covers the classification and key characteristics of the five kingdoms of life for Grade 11 Biology students.
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Kingdoms of Life: Classification and Characteristics
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which characteristic is unique to organisms in the Kingdom Fungi?
Autotrophic nutrition
Cell walls made of chitin
Possession of chloroplasts
Prokaryotic cell structure
2. Which kingdom includes organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and lack cell walls?
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia
Protista
3. Organisms in the Kingdom Monera are all (prokaryotic/eukaryotic) and are typically (unicellular/multicellular).
4. The primary mode of nutrition for organisms in Kingdom Plantae is .
5. All organisms in the Kingdom Protista are single-celled.
True
False
6. Viruses are classified into one of the five kingdoms of life.
True
False
7. Briefly explain the key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and name two kingdoms that primarily consist of prokaryotic organisms.
8. Describe the role of decomposers in an ecosystem and identify which kingdom(s) they primarily belong to.
Match each characteristic with the appropriate Kingdom.
9. Absorptive heterotrophs
a. Plantae
10. Multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs
b. Fungi
11. Unicellular prokaryotes
c. Monera
12. Ingestive heterotrophs, no cell walls
d. Animalia
13. Diverse group; may be unicellular/multicellular, autotrophic/heterotrophic
e. Protista