The Six Kingdoms of Life Review Sheet



Name_____________________________ Period___________________

The Six Kingdoms of Life

1. List the 3 Domains

2. List the 6 Kingdoms of Classification

3. Match each term to its definition.

|Letter |Term | |Definitions |

| |Prokaryotic | |a. Can move on their own |

| |Eukaryotic | |b. Can produce their own energy, usually by photosynthesis |

| |Autotrophic | |c. Cannot move on their own |

| |Heterotrophic | |d. Cells have membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus |

| |Motile | |e. Cells have no membrane-bound organelles |

| |Sessile | |f. Made of more than one cell |

| |Unicellular | |g. Made of only one cell |

| |Multicellular | |h. Must get their energy from outside their bodies, usually by eating another organism. |

4. Fill in the chart with the appropriate information.

|Kingdom |Prokaryotic (P) or Eukaryotic |Autotrophic, Heterotrophic or |Mostly motile, mostly sessile or|Unicellular or Multicellular? |

| |(Eu)? |both? |both? | |

|Archaebacteria | | | | |

|Eubacteria | | | | |

|Protist | | | | |

|Fungi | | | | |

|Plant | | | | |

|Animal | | | | |

5. Cross out the things that are not common to all living things.

a. Photosynthesis

b. Cellular respiration

c. Need for energy

d. DNA

e. Ribosomes

f. Nucleus

g. Mitochondria

h. Chloroplast

i. Cell membrane

j. Cell wall

6. Our modern classification system uses eight levels (taxa) to classify and organize organisms. What are the eight levels, from most general to most specific?

7. Below is the scientific name for humans. Circle the one that is written correctly.

a. homo sapiens

a. Homo Sapiens

b. homo Sapiens

c. Homo sapiens

8. Which of these organisms is least closely related to a dog, Canis familiaris? (check the correct one)

a. A coyote, Canis lantrans

b. A fox, Vulpes fulva

c. A wolf, Canis lupus

Explain how you chose your answer for number 8. _____________________________________________________

9. Check each statement that is true about our modern classification system.

a. The system can apply to organisms that are alive today and organisms that are now extinct.

b. The system can incorporate new scientific discoveries.

c. The system organizes organisms by groups according to how closely they are related.

d. The system was first developed by Linneus.

10. What invention led to the discovery of bacteria and protists? ______________________________

11. Use this identification tree to identify this organism.

12. Circle all the characteristics of a fungus.

a. Multicellular

b. Membrane bound organelles

c. Unicellular

d. Prokaryotic

e. Heterotrophic

f. Cell walls

g. Nucleus

h. Eukaryotic

i. Cellulose

j. Chitin

13. Plants carry out photosynthesis. This means they are (Circle one) autotrophic OR heterotrophic.

14. Fill in the triple venn diagram with the words/phrases below

❖ Cell wall

❖ Eukaryotic

❖ Heterotrophic

❖ Autotrophic

❖ Membrane bound organelles (MBOs)

❖ Photosynthesis

❖ Unicellular

❖ Multicellular

❖ Decomposer

❖ Mobile (movement)

❖ Producer

❖ Seeds

❖ Spores

❖ Yeast

❖ Cellulose

❖ Ectotherm

❖ Endotherm

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