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Biology
6th -
9thgrade
Characteristics, Classification, and Microscopes
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.All living things use energyAll living things contain cellsAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things grow
- 2. Multiple ChoiceGreen plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.All living things use energyAll living things contain cellsAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things grow
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.All living things reproduceAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things use energyAll living things grow
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.All living things contain cellsAll living things use energyAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things grow
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.All living things adapt to their environmentAll living things growAll living things have cellsAll living things use energy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.All living things adapt to their environmentAll living things use energyAll living things respond to their environmentAll living things grow
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?All living things use energyAll living things contain cellsAll living things respond to their environmentAll living things grow
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.All living things have cellsAll living things use energyAll living things respond to their environmentAll living things grow
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOver three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".All living things contain cellsAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things use energyAll living things grow
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA cat is an organism that has a respiratory system that contains lungs and a trachea.All living things contain cellsAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things have different levels of organizationAll living things grow
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.All living things contain cellsAll living things growAll living things have different levels of organizationAll living things reproduce
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding.All living things use energyAll living things reproduceAll living things contain cellsAll living things grow
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.All living things use energyAll living things reproduceAll living things respond to their environmentAll living things grow
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOver many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur.All living things adapt to their environmentAll living things growAll living things use energyAll living things have cells
- 15. Multiple ChoiceYOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.All living things have cellsAll living things growAll living things use energyAll living things respond to their environment
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe basic unit of life is called a (n)atomcompoundcellenergy
- 17. Multiple Choice
A woman screams at the sound of thunder. This is an example of
reproducing
doing cellular respiration
having cells
responding to her environment
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does reproduce mean?They growThey are living thingsOrganisms make other organisms
- 19. Multiple Choice
When something gets bigger or larger this is called?
height
development
growth
fat
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a living thing?reproductionorganismdevelopmenthomeostasis
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAn example of homeostasis includes maintaining :oxygen levelbody temperatureblood sugar levelall of these levels
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA single organism that produces offspring identical to itself.DNAasexual reproductionsexual reproductionmetabolism
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAn organism made of one cell is calledunicellularmulticellular
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is a characteristic of life?GrowthBreathingExpelling toxinsPhotosynthesis
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAll organisms have more than one cell.falsetrue
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main source of energy on Earth?starsmoonwatersun
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMulticellular meansmade of many cellsmade of one kind of cellmade of only one cell
- 28. Multiple Choice
Reproduction that involves 2 parents is called
asexual
spontaneous generation
sexual
conduction
- 29. Multiple Choice
What are the 4 necessities of life?
food, water, shelter, air
food, water, shelter, sunlight
- 30. Multiple Choice
Why is water a necessities of life?
keep their inside environments stable
break down food for energy
provide a place to live
provides energy and nutrients
- 31. Multiple Choice
Why is air a necessities of life?
keep their inside environments stable
break down food for energy
provide a place to live
provides energy and nutrients
- 32. Multiple Choice
Why is shelter a necessities of life?
keep their inside environments stable
break down food for energy
provide a place to live
provides energy and nutrients
- 33. Multiple Choice
Why is food a necessities of life?
keep their inside environments stable
break down food for energy
provide a place to live
provides energy and nutrients
- 34. Multiple Choice
What do proteins in food do?
used to build or fix parts of an organism’s body or to help reactions within a cell
DNA stores instructions for the organism
a form of stored energy such as fats and oils
provide and store energy for cells such as sugars and starches
- 35. Multiple Choice
What do nucleic acids in food do?
used to build or fix parts of an organism’s body or to help reactions within a cell
DNA stores instructions for the organism
a form of stored energy such as fats and oils
provide and store energy for cells such as sugars and starches
- 36. Multiple Choice
What do lipids in food do?
used to build or fix parts of an organism’s body or to help reactions within a cell
DNA stores instructions for the organism
a form of stored energy such as fats and oils
provide and store energy for cells such as sugars and starches
- 37. Multiple Choice
What do carbohydrates in food do?
the molecule that carries energy and is used by cells
DNA stores instructions for the organism
a form of stored energy such as fats and oils
provide and store energy for cells such as sugars and starches
- 38. Multiple Choice
What do ATP in food do?
the molecule that carries energy and is used by cells
DNA stores instructions for the organism
a form of stored energy such as fats and oils
provide and store energy for cells such as sugars and starches
- 39. Multiple ChoiceYou can find total magnification by which of the following methods?ocular PLUS objectiveocular TIMES objectiveocular MINUS objectiveocular DIVIDED BY objective
- 40. Multiple ChoiceFind the total magnification:
Eyepiece = 10X
Objective lens = 55X10x55x65x550x - 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 14?stage clipsstagediaphragmlight source
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 15?light sourcebasecoarse adjustmentfine adjustment
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 17?body tubearm/neckstagebase
- 44. Multiple ChoiceYou should always carry the microscope by thearm and basearm and body tubearm onlythe objectives
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhen looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with thelow objective lensmedium objective lenshigh objective lenssuper extra high power lens
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhen looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right- It appearsto move to the rightto stay the sameto move to the leftvanish
- 47. Multiple ChoiceThe _______focuses the image under low power.revolving nosepiecefine adjustment knobcoarse adjustment knobarm/neck
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.the diaphragmfine adjustment knobcoarse adjustment knobthe ocular
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe lens you look through, closest to the top of the microscope, is called theobjective lensocular lensdiaphragmlight source
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ of the microscope would show you the MOST zoomed in image, or the SMALLEST field of view.low power objectivemedium power objectivehigh power objectivestage
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat power do you start with when using a microscope?High powerMedium powerLow powerExtra high power
- 52. Multiple ChoiceNever use this when on high power.Fine adjustmentDiaphragmCourse adjustmentStage clips
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the function of stage clips?To move the objectivesTo keep the slide secureTo adjust the focusTo look through
- 54. Multiple ChoiceA compound light microscope will use _______ or more lenses at the same time.123
- 55. Multiple ChoiceFind the total magnification:
Eyepiece = 10X
Objective lens = 40X10x50x40x400x - 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 13?revolving nosepieceeyepieceobjective lensbase
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 18?stagestage clipscoarse adjustmentfine adjustment
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 19?diaphragmcoarse adjustmentfine adjustmentlight source
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhat is number 20?eyepiecebody tubearmbase
- 60. Multiple ChoiceYou would find mushrooms in which kingdom?PlantaeProtistsFungiAnimalia
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom do humans belong to?PlantaeFungiAnimaliaProtista
- 62. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?AmphibiansRay finned fishCrocodilesBirds
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhich two organisms have hair?Sharks & Ray Finned FishPrimates & RodentsBirds & CrocodilesRabbits & Birds
- 64. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:AmphibiansSharksRay Finned FishCrocodiles
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWhich domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?BacteriaArchaeaEukarya
- 66. Multiple ChoiceWhich domain includes all animals and plants?ArchaeaEukaryaBacteria
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWhich two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?Animalia and PlantaeAnimalia and ProtistaProtista and Plantae
- 68. Multiple ChoiceTo say that an organism is heterotrophic means...it cannot reproduce asexuallyit cannot make its own foodit cannot breathe oxygen gas
- 69. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...EukaryoticProkaryoticDead
- 70. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: All cells have DNA.TrueFalse
- 71. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: All living things are made of one or more cells.TrueFalse
- 72. Multiple ChoiceIf two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probablyshare a common ancestorshare a common environmentshare a common populationspeciation
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhich trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?jawsmammary glands & hairterrestrial during all life stagesopposable thumbs
- 74. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the diagram, which bird has the most similar DNA to a large tree finch?small tree finchmedium tree finchlarge ground finchgreen warbler finch
- 75. Multiple ChoiceAll the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -FurClaws or nailsLungsJaws
- 76. Multiple ChoiceI am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to?EubacteriaArchaebacteriaFungiProtista
- 77. Multiple ChoiceThis organism is found in pond water. It has a nucleus, is microscopic, unicellular and can perform photosynthesis. What kingdom does it belong in?protistaeubacteriaarchaebacteriaplantae
- 78. Multiple ChoiceThe broadest or most general level of classification of living organisms isDomainKingdomPhylumFamily
- 79. Multiple ChoiceThe most specific level of classification isDomainKingdomGenusSpecies
- 80. Multiple ChoiceTerm given to describe the 2 name naming system is:dichotmous keybinomial nomenclature2 scientific namesbinomial key
- 81. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, SpeciesKingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, SpeciesKingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, SpeciesSpecies, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Kingdom
- 82. Multiple ChoiceThe science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:GeologyBiologyTaxonomyChemistry
- 83. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for an organism is made from the:class and family namegenus and species namedomain and kingdom namekingdom and phylum name
- 84. Multiple ChoiceCells that do not have a nucleus are called....eukaryoteprokaryoteunicellularmulticellular
- 85. Multiple ChoiceCells that have a nucleus are called....eukaryotesprokaryotesunicellularmulticellular
- 86. Multiple ChoiceFill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________OrderFamilyClassSpecies - 87. Multiple ChoiceWhat level comes immediately after "order" in the classification levels?familygenusphylumclass
- 88. Multiple ChoiceEach classification level is called ataxongroup
- 89. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:AmphibiansSharksRay Finned FishCrocodiles
- 90. Multiple ChoiceAn illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?Class InsectaOrder AmblygygiOrder AraneaeOrder Scorpiones
- 91. Multiple ChoiceA dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?JuniperPineSpruceFir
- 92. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the three domains?Archaea, Bacteria, and EubacteriaArchaea, Protista, and EubacteriaArchaea, Bacteria, and EukaryaArchaea, Fungi, Animalia
- 93. Multiple ChoiceWhat domain of classification includes plants, animals, fungi, protists, (all eukaryotes)?ArchaeaBacteriaEukaryaPlantae
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