Step 1. Sort the following kingdoms into the correct domains listed. (Record the correct answers into the table below.)

Fungi Plantae Eubacteria Protista Animalia Archaebacteria

Archea Bacteria Eukarya

Step 2. Match the defining characteristics to each of the kingdoms using the word bank below. Record your answers.

Archaebacteria Animalia Protista Fungi Plantae Eubacteria

1. ____________Eukaryotic single celled organisms that are not animals, plants or fungi.

2. ____________Eukaryotic multicellular organisms that digest food outside of their bodies, also known as decomposers.

3. ____________Eukaryotic multicellular organisms that are autotrophic and are the base of the food chain as producers. They do not move and are composed of roots, stems and leaves.

4. ____________Eukaryotic multicellular organisms that are heterotrophic and move at some point during their life span. Very diverse kingdom.

5. ____________Prokaryotic single celled organisms that are known for living in extreme environments.

6. ____________Prokaryotic, commonly known bacteria that are classified by shape, need for oxygen and ability to cause disease.

Step 3. Viruses

Part 1. Label the parts of a virus.

Lipid Envelope CapsidGenetic Material

Part 2. Match the type of virus to its description.

Bacteriophage Prion Viroid Retrovirus

1. _________________Virus that only infects bacterial cells.

2. _________________Virus made up of single stranded RNA that infects plant cells.

3. _________________Virus made up of only protein and causes misfolding of other proteins.

4. _________________An RNA virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to

produce DNA from its RNA genome.

Part 3.

1. Label the lytic and lysogenic cycles below.

2. Write a brief description of what is occurring in your own words for each cycle.

Description of Lytic:______________________________________________________________

Description of Lysogenic:__________________________________________________________

3. Give an example of each type of infection.

Lytic:___________________ Lysogenic:_________________________

4. Give 2 reasons that viruses are considered non-living.

:______________________________________________________________

:______________________________________________________________

5. Define the term vaccine. Name the two ways vaccines are created.

:______________________________________________________________ :____________________________

__________________________________

Step 4. Bacteria

Match term to the correct shape of bacteria. Bacilli Cocci Spirillia

Use the following terms to answer the following questions:

Endospore pink purple conjugation binary fission

Bacteria are classified by their cell wall composition. Scientists test for the presence of peptidoglycan, by a process called

Gram Staining. If this is present the cell, it stains ________________. If it is not present and a second membrane is in

place, the cell stains _____________.

Bacteria reproduce by a process known as ________________. Bacteria may also exchange genetic information without

producing new offspring using the process of _________________.

They have the ability to survive harsh conditions by forming a ___________ and going into a period of hibernation until

conditions become favorable.

Sort the following terms into beneficial or harmful effects of bacterial cells in the environment.

Food/product production Nitrogen fixation Disease Digestive aid Bioremediation Food spoilage

Beneficial Harmful

Bacteria can invade the body and cause disease in one of two ways, list them:

Describe how an antibiotic attacks a bacterial infection._________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Explain the role humans have played in the evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria.__________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Identify/List 3 different bacterial infections that humans are susceptible to.__________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Step 5. Kingdom Protista

Match the following terms to the correct descriptions of the 3 major groups of protists.

Algae Fungus-like Protozoa

1. _________________Single celled, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophic, animal like and classified by

their method of movement.

2. _________________Single to multi-celled, eukaryotic organisms that are photosynthetic, and are classified by

the pigments they contain.

3. _________________Single/multi-celled, eukaryotic organisms that are decomposers and unlike true fungus can

move.

Match the following terms to the type of locomotion.

Zooflagellates Ciliates Sarcodines Sporozoa

1. _________________Use cilia, tiny hair like structures that beat back and forth for movement and feeding.

2. _________________Use pseudopods or cytoplasmic projections to move.

3. _________________Are parasitic and use host/vectors to move, unable to move on their own.

4. _________________Use one or two whip like structures called flagella to move or propel organisms forward.

Sort the following terms into to the chart comparing positive to negative consequences of protists.

Source of food Spread disease Source of oxygen Used in household products Cause plant rot Used in

medications

Pros Cons

Step 6 FungiFill in the table below by providing both the common name and reproductive structure of each type of fungus.

Fungi Common Name Reproductive Structure

Ascomycota

Basidomycota

Zygomycota

Deutromycota

Fungi reproduce differently than other organisms. Instead of male and female sexes their sexes are assigned a _________ or _______. Opposite mating types fuse for sexual reproduction.

Fill in the sentences below by matching the correct term to the definition.

Budding Hyphae Fruiting Body Chitin Mycorrhizae Mycellium

1. ______________________Tough polysaccharide that is found in the cell wall of fungi.

2. ______________________Long strands the make up the body of a multicellular fungus.

3. ______________________Underground network of hyphae that makes up the body of a multicellular fungus.

4. ______________________Reproductive structure that grows above ground in a fungus.

5. ______________________Mutualistic relationship between fungus and the roots of plants to aid in nitrogen

fixation.

6. ______________________Process of asexual reproduction observed in yeast and other imperfect fungi.

List 2 positive uses for fungi.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

List 2 negative effects of fungi.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 7. Plants

Match the four categories of plants to their descriptions

Seedless Vascular Angiosperms Seedless Nonvascular Gymnosperms

1. ______________________Plants that require standing water for reproduction and life because they lack

vascular tissue. Examples include: mosses and liverworts.

2. ______________________Plants that require standing water for reproduction but have vascular tissue.

Examples include: ferns and horsetails.

3. ______________________Vascular plants that have a naked seed called a cone and can live away from water.

Examples include: pine trees and ginkgos.

4. ______________________Vascular plants that have a covered seed, display flowers. Seed is typically incased in

a fruit. Examples include: tulips, apple trees, orange trees, roses.

Label the reproductive structures on the flower given below.

Stamen Petal

Anther Sepal

Filament Ovule

Pistil

Stigma

Style

Ovary

Match the type of plant tissue to its major function.

Ground Dermal Vascular

1. ______________________Tissue that makes up the covering of the plant, prevents water loss, forms bark and

cuticle.

2. ______________________Tissue that is responsible for transport of water and nutrients throughout the plant;

contains xylem (water transport) and phloem (nutrient transport).

3. ______________________Tissue that is responsible for plant growth, storage of nutrients, and in the leaves

houses chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs.

Match the organ to its major function.

Roots Leaves Stem

1. ______________________Anchors plants and absorb minerals and nutrients from soil.

2. ______________________Provide support to plants, transport materials, and provide storage.

3. ______________________Main site for photosynthesis. Allow for gas exchange and control water loss of plant.

Distinguish between monocots and dicots by filling in the chart below.

Monocots Dicots

# of seed leaves

# of flower parts

Vein arrangement

Arrangement of

vascular tissue

Answer the following questions about plant life cycles and reproduction using the terms below.

Alternation of generations Vegetative reproduction Double fertilization Dormancy

Pollination Fragmentation Germination

1. _____________ Ability of a plant to alternate between a sporophyte and gametophyte stage.

2. _____________ Transfer of pollen from male to female flower.

3. _____________ type of fertilization that occurs only in angiosperms in which one sperm cell fertilizes the

egg,while the second fuses with the polar bodies to form endosperm to provide nourishment for the

developing embryo.

4. _____________period of time when seed is at rest and is not growing.

5. _____________ period when the seed starts to crack out of the shell and grow.

6. _____________ asexual form of plant reproduction that involves using a piece of the original plant and

replanting it.

7. ______________ another form of asexual reproduction in which a piece of a plant is attached to the parent

plant to reproduce.

Answer the following questions about plant response and adaptations.

Ethylene Thigmotropism Gibberellins Photoperiodism Auxins Gravitropism Phototropism

1. ____________ Hormone in plants that causes them to ripen when exposed to it.

2. ____________ Hormone that causes cell lengthening in the plant.

3. ____________Hormone that is responsible for excessive growth in plants.

4. ___________Plant response to sunlight/light. Know to grow toward light source.

5. ___________Plant response to touch. Plant clings to or wraps around and grows up to touch.

6. ___________Plant response to pull of gravity. Both negative and positive gravitational pull responses

observed.

7. ___________Plants responding to seasonal changes. Ex. plants losing their leaves during the winter and

shutting down photosynthesis.

Step 8. General Animal Kingdom Characteristics

Identify the

types of

symmetry found

in the organisms

below.

________________________ ________________________ ________________________

All animals share the following characteristics. (Circle the answer to make the statement correct.)

1. Cell tissue contains collagen or chitin.

2. Diploid cells that usually reproduces by sexual or asexual reproduction.

3. Cells are diploid or haploid.

4. Most animal cells contain box or hox genes that determine early

embryonic development. The expression of these genes determines what

traits will develop.

5. Label the 3 germ layers that determine the body cavity structure of an

organism. Use the following terms:

Endoderm mesoderm ectoderm

6. Distinguish between the three terms

used to describe body cavities. Label the

diagram using the terms below.

a. Pseudocoelomate

b. Coelomate

c. Acoelomate

Use the following terms to fill in the blanks.

Blastula Gastrula

7. ___________is an interior movement of cells that result in a reorganization of the embryo from a simple

spherical ball of cells, the __________, into a multi-layered organism.

8. Distinguish between the terms protostome and deuterostome.

Step 9. Invertebrates

Match the phylum to its description.

Porifera Nematoda Arthropoda Annelidia Platyhelminthes Cnidaria

Molluska Echinodermata

1. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that have no specialized tissue, only specialized cells,

asymmetric, sessile in their adult form.

2. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that have specialized tissue and cells. Known for their

nematocysts (stinging cells)that help capture prey, and primitive nerve net.

3. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that have 3 germ layers, no body cavity. Most are parasitic,

few free living species. First to display cephalization with ganglia.

4. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that have 3 distinct germ layers with a pseudocoelom.

Parasitic with a primitive digestive system.

5. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that have 3 distinct germ layers with a true coelom. They

display a segmented body, brain and aortic arches that act as a primitive heart.

6. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that

have a complete digestive tract, species display either an open

or closed circulatory system based on need for

oxygen(speed). All share the common features of a radula,

mantle, and shell (some are internal, some external).

7. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that

have radial symmetry as adults, a water vascular system and

tube feet. They are the most closely related to vertebrates in

that they are deuterostomes.

8. ________________________Multi-celled organisms that

display 3 distinct characteristics: exoskeleton made of chitin, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies.

Respiration occurs through gills or book lungs. Display an open circulatory system.

Label the diagram below as either complete or incomplete metamorphosis.

_______________________________ __________________________________

Phylum Chordata

Chordates share 4 physical traits. Label the traits on the diagram below using the following terms:

Dorsal hollow nerve chord

Notochord

Tail

Pharyngeal gill slits

There are two groups of chordates that are not vertebrates (contain a vertebral column). Match the two groups to their

defining characteristics.

Lancelets Tunicates

1. _______________________Organisms that are both free swimming and sessile. Display all characteristics in

larval form but not in adult form.

2. _______________________Organisms that are small eel-like animals that retain all four characteristics of

chordates into adulthood.

Match the following terms to their definitions.

Endoskeleton Placenta Oviparous Ectotherm Amniote Ovoviviparous

Tetrapod Amniotic egg Endotherm Keratin Viviparous

1._______________________Internal skeleton made built of bone or cartilage that grows with the organism.

2._______________________Vertebrate that has four limbs.

3._______________________Vertebrate that has a thin, tough membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus.

4._______________________Protein that binds to lipids inside the cell forming a waterproof barrier to keep internal

water from reaching the skin.

5._______________________Egg that is almost completely waterproof that allowed for life to move from water to land.

6._______________________Membranous organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy and provides

nutrients to the developing fetus and removes waste.

7._______________________Organisms that are unable to regulate their own body temperature and their temperature

reflect their environment’s temp.

8._______________________Organisms that are able to regulate their own body temperature through metabolism.

Their body temperature remains relatively constant.

9._______________________Organisms that lay their eggs outside the body for development.

10._______________________Organisms that give birth to live organisms. Develop inside the mother’s body and not in

an egg.

11._______________________Organisms that the eggs develop inside the mother’s body and then the mother gives live

birth.

Step Veterbrate Phyla

Match the phyla to the description.

Agnatha Aves Osteichthyes Amphibia Chondrichthyes Reptilia

1._______________________Jawless fish, open circulatory system, respire through gills, external fertilization, toothlike

projections to latch on and eat pray.

2._______________________Cartilaginous fish with 2 loop closed circulatory system. Use a lateral line system to detect

movement in the water, have jaws, respire through gills, and have true kidney to filter wastes from blood and conserve

water.

3._______________________Bony fish that make up 2 different groups, ray fins and lobe fins, closed circulatory system,

use swim bladder to adjust buoyancy, respire through gills and have kidney to filter waste.

4._______________________Tetrapod organism that spends its life between water and land. Organism breathes

through skin, poorly developed or no lungs, 3 chambered heart, external fertilization. Frogs, toads, salamanders and

caecilians are examples.

5._______________________Ectotherms covered with dry scales or plates, lay amniotic eggs, have closed 3 chambered

heart, with exception of crocodilians that have a 4 chambered heart, strong lungs. Examples include: snakes, lizards,

alligators and crocodiles.

6._______________________Feathered animals that are endothermic, have a 4 chambered heart, hollow bones, fused

collarbones, scales on feet. They have a one way air flow for maximum efficiency of oxygen intake. Examples include:

Finch, parrots and ostrich.

Mammals

1. List the 3 characteristics shared by all mammals._______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Match the types of mammals to their description.

Marsupial Placental Monotremes

1._______________________Egg laying mammals that are similar also to reptiles. Lay eggs through a cloaca, have

an amniotic egg, but nurse their young.

2._______________________Mammals that give birth to immature and underdeveloped live young that grow to

maturity in a pouch.

3._______________________Mammals that give birth to live young that have completed fetal development.

Heart

1. Describe the difference between oxygenated and deoxygenated blood._____________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the two chambers of the heart?_____________________________________________

3. What is the benefit of a four chambered heart over a 3 chambered heart?___________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Animal Behaviors

Complete the definitions below by matching the correct term to the definition.

Stimulus circadian rhythm biological clock hibernation migration cognition

Instinct habituation classical conditioning operant conditioning

Imitation imprinting survivorship territoriality altruism

1._______________________mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception,

reasoning and judgment.

2._______________________daily cycle of activity that occurs over a 24 hour period of time.

3._______________________process by which an organism learns to associate a previously neutral stimulus

with a reward or punishment.

4._______________________behavior in which an animal reduces its own fitness to help the other members of

its social group.

5._______________________internal mechanism that controls an animal’s activity patterns.

6._______________________process by which an organism learns a behavior by observing other individuals.

7. ._______________________process by which a new born organism quickly learns to recognize another

animal such as a parent.

8._______________________inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species.

9._______________________process by which a behavior increases or decreases as the result of a reward or

punishment.

10._______________________probability of surviving to a particular age.

11._______________________something that causes a physiological response.

12._______________________behavioral pattern in which an organism controls and defends a specific area.

13 ._______________________behavior in which an animal avoids environmental temperatures by entering

into a dormant state.

14._______________________behavior in which internal and external stimuli signal animals to move to avoid

harsh conditions in their home range for a part of the year.