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Classification of Living Things
Unit 1 Lesson 5
Lesson Review WS
Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Which factor best explains why classification systems
change over time? (P54-55)
3. How are members of Domain Eukarya different from
members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria?
(p58-59)
A. changing environments lead to reclassification
A. Members of Domain Eukarya are less complex than
the members of Domain Archaea and Domain
Bacteria.
B. increased plant species leads to reclassification
C. changes in food sources leads to reclassification
D. increased knowledge of genetics leads to
reclassification
B. Members of Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria
are multicellular, and members of Domain Eukarya
are usually single-celled organisms.
2. A nature magazine runs an article about the classification
of animals. Included in the article is the following table.
Mammal 1
Height at
42 cm
shoulder
Length
without
tail
Weight
Mammal 2
C. Members of Domain Eukarya have cells with
membrane-bound organelles, and members of Domain
Archaea and Domain Bacteria lack nuclei.
Mammal 3
62 cm
77 cm
68 cm
81 cm
110 cm
22 lb
30 lb
80 lb
D. Members of Domain Bacteria and Domain Archaea
have structures for making their own food, and
members of Domain Eukarya lack these structures.
4. Katya listed major questions that scientists try to answer
when they classify organisms. Her list included the
following questions:
Scientific Canis mesomelas Canis latrans Canis lupus
name
How many living things are there?
Which of the following can you conclude by studying the
table?
A. The organisms lack any shared DNA.
What are the characteristics that define living things?
What additional question would be best for Katya to
add to her list about classification? (P54)
B. The organisms share a common ancestor.
A. How are living things related?
C. The organisms all belong to a different genus.
B. How do living things get energy?
D. The organisms all belong to the Domain Archaea.
C. What do living things need to survive?
D. Where do living things make their home?
5. What are the four eukaryotic kingdoms? (p60-61)
A. Animalia, Bacteria, Fungi, Plantae
B. Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Protista
C. Archaea, Animalia, Bacteria, Plantae
D. Archaea, Bacteria, Fungi, Protista
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