Kingdoms Practice Questions

1. Kingdoms
7th grade
Life Science

2. 1.Which characteristic distinguishes Monerans
other kingdoms of life?
A.They are always unicellular
B.They have single cells without a nucleus
C.They move by waving their flagella
D.They can make their own food

3. 2. What class of animals has the characteristics sh
A.Fish
A.Amphibians
B.Reptiles
C.Birds

4. 3. The following are adaptations in amphibians
on land except
A.Strong bones and muscles
B.Skin that stays moist
C.Gills for breathing
D.A complete digestive system

5. 4. Which group needs an aquatic environment to
A.Amphibians
B.Birds
A.Mammals
B.Reptiles

6. 5. A vertebrate with a skeleton made up of carti
belong in which class?
A.Fish
B.Reptile
C.Bird
D.Amphibian

7. 6. On a cold day, snakes usually lie very still and
nothing while birds usually move around and eat
Which statement explains this?
A.Both animals are cold-blooded, but without feat
them warm, snakes gettoo cold to move
B. Unlike birds, snakes are warm-blooded and mu
during cold weather
C. Unlike snakes, birds are cold-blooded and are
by the cold than snakes
D. Unlike snakes, birds are warm-blooded and m
maintain a constant temperature

8. 7. A snake is classified as
A.A mammal
B.A reptile
C.An amphibian
D.An invertebrate

9. 8. A dog would be classified as
A.A mammal
B.A reptile
C.An amphibian
D.An invertebrate

10. 9. Reptiles become more active as the day gets
This is because
A.They have scaly skin
B.Their body temperature changes with the env
C.Their body temperature stays at a constant le
D.They have slimy skin

11. 10. Athlete’s foot and ringworm are skin infection
by organisms belonging to which kingdom?
A.Monerans
B.Protists
C.Fungi
D.Plants

12. 11. Which type of organism is classified as a see
vascular plant that reproduces by spreading spo
A.Ferns
B.Molds
C.Yeasts
D.Mosses

13. 12. Invertebrates such as grasshoppers, which n
their exoskeletons as they grow, belong to which
A.Segmented worms
B.Arthropods
C.Echinoderms
D.Mollusks

14. 13. Which group of invertebrates uses stinging c
to capture food?
A.clams, oysters, and scallops
B.Lobsters, shrimp, and crabs
C.Hydras, jellyfishes, and sea anemones
D.Squids, seahorses, and sponges

15. 14. Spiders, crabs, beetles, and butterflies belon
phylum Arthropoda because they all have
A.A five-part body and spiny skin
B.An exoskeleton and jointed appendages
C.Six legs and no body segments
D.A soft body and a mantle

16. 15. Nonvascular plants include
A.Mosses and algae
B.Liverworts and fungi
C.Algae and fungi
D.Liverworts and mosses

17. 16. All chordates use teeth to feed except
A.Reptiles
B.Mammals
C.Fish
D.Birds

18. 17. Fungi are characterized by having
A.Almost all of their body above ground
B.Roots that provide water and minerals
C.Long tube-like filaments that contact a nuc
D.Single cells that contain chlorophyll

19. 18. Clams, conchs, oysters, snails, slugs, and sq
A.A mantle
B.An outer shell
C.Good eyesight
D.The ability to make pearls

20. 19. Flowering plants are also known as
A.Echinosperms
B.Gymnosperms
C.Angiosperms
D.Seed ferns

21. 20. On a recent research trip to the African rain fo
discovered a new organism that is multicellular an
chlorophyll. Which kingdom does the newly disco
organism mostlikely belong to?
A.Animals
B.Plants
C.Monerans
D.Fungi

22. 21. A Moneran is a
A.one-celled organism with no nucleus
B.One-celled organism with a nucleus
C.Multi-celled organism with a cell wall
D.Multi-celled organism without a cell wall

23. 22. The fungi kingdom would include which orga
A.mold, mushrooms, yeast
B.Euglena, paramecium, volvox
A.Fish, birds, reptiles
B.Round, rod, spiral bacteria

24. 23. George’s science class looked at living cells u
microscope. The students studied an organism th
many different kinds of cells, but each cell had a c
and a nucleus. To which kingdom did this organis
A.Animals
A.Protists
B.Monerans
C.Plants

25. 24. What invertebrate phylum has jointed legs, an
and in most cases three body parts?
A.Arthropods
B.Annelids
C.Mollusks
D.Mammals

26. 25. The invertebrate phylum Mollusks includes wh
A.Crickets and grasshoppers
B.Oysters and clams
C.Euglenas and paramecia
D.Flatworms and roundworms

27. 26. Which animals from the phylum Chordata beg
Breathingthrough gills, then later develop lungs fo
on land?
A.Kingfisher and osprey
B.Turtles and alligators
C.Frogs and toads
D.Sharks and marlins

28. 27. The scientific name for bread mold is Rhizopu
Which classification group is Rhizopus?
A.Genus
B.Class
C.Phylum
D.Species

29. 28. In which kingdom are yeast and molds class
A.Plants
B.Protists
C.Monerans
D.Fungi

30. 29. Bacteria cause many skin infections. To whic
bacteria belong?
A.Plant
B.Protist
C.Fungus
D.Moneran

31. 30. Bacteria can cause you to have
A.An infection
B.Sunburn
C.A headache
D.A bruise

32. 31. Which is least important for most kinds of bac
A.Warmth
B.Light
C.Food
D.Water

33. 32. Which statement is true about the relationship
bacteria and humans?
A.All bacteria are harmful to humans
B.Some bacteria are harmful to humans and othe
are helpful
C. All bacteria are helpful to humans
D. Bacteria are neither helpful nor harmful to hum

34. 33. Which food is made with the help of bacteri
A.Yogurt
B.Soda
C.Bread
D.Vinegar