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What three shapes do unicellular micro-organisms (bacteria) usually have? |
| | A) | rings, donuts, and lines |
| | B) | rods, spirals, and spheres |
| | C) | rods, rings, and spirals |
| | D) | spheres, spirals, and rings |
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Of the six Kingdoms in the classification system scientists commonly use today, only four have cells that contain a nucleus. Which four Kingdoms are they? |
| | A) | Protista, Archaebacteria, Plantae, Eubacteria |
| | B) | Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista |
| | C) | Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Archaebacteria |
| | D) | Eubacteria, Animalia, Archaebacteria, Fungi |
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Which of the following is NOT an example from the Kingdom Protista? |
| | A) | seaweed |
| | B) | slime mould |
| | C) | bacteria |
| | D) | paramecia |
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Which of the following is an example of how some bacteria are NOT helpful? |
| | A) | Some bacteria decompose dead organisms. |
| | B) | Some bacteria recycle nutrients needed for the survival of living things. |
| | C) | Some bacteria live in your digestive system. |
| | D) | Some bacteria produce tetanus. |
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Of all the kingdoms of life, which kingdom contains the biggest variety of organisms? |
| | A) | Protista |
| | B) | Fungi |
| | C) | Plantae |
| | D) | Animalia |
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The Kingdom ____ is divided into two large groups, depending on whether the organisms are vascular or non-vascular. |
| | A) | Archaebacteria |
| | B) | Eubacteria |
| | C) | Plantae |
| | D) | Animalia |
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Which of the following is NOT a description of the Kingdom Animalia? |
| | A) | Their cells have protective cell walls. |
| | B) | They are multicellular and the cells contain a nucleus. |
| | C) | They eat plants or animals to obtain food. |
| | D) | They can move from place to place to find food, shelter and mates, and to escape from enemies. |
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Most ____ have two sets of paired limbs such as fins, arms or legs. |
| | A) | invertebrates |
| | B) | phylums |
| | C) | spores |
| | D) | vertebrates |
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____ make up most of the members of the Kingdom Animalia. |
| | A) | Vertebrates |
| | B) | Invertebrates |
| | C) | Protists |
| | D) | Plantae |
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Vertebrates are divided into classes according to various features that are shared by some but not by others. The classes include ____. |
| | A) | birds, mammals, fish, sponges, and reptiles |
| | B) | mammals, fungi, reptiles, amphibians, and plantae |
| | C) | fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals |
| | D) | insects, earthworms, snakes, fish, and amphibians |
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