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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe basic unit of life is called a (n)atomcompoundcellenergy
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn order to be considered living an organism must havebloodcellsbrainshair
- 3. Multiple Choice
A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm __________________ .
reproducing
doing cellular respiration
having cells
responding to its environment
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explain a cat having a litter of kittens?
living things respond to their environment
living things maintain homeostasis
living things reproduce
living things are based on a genetic code
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
maintaining a stable internal enviornment
growth and development
using energy
ability to reproduce
- 6. Multiple Choice
Before a soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?
living things use energy
living things reproduce
living things grow and develop
living things are based on a universal genetic code
- 7. Multiple Choice
The scientific name for a living thing is _______________.
organism
bacteria
virus
parasite
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a single-celled organism?
bird
cricket
snake
bacteria
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms that make their own food are _________________________ and include things like ___________________.organized, bacteriaautotrophic, plantsheterotrophic, mushroomsautotrophic, mushrooms
- 10. Multiple Choice
Organisms that consume other organisms are _________________________ and include things like _________________________.
Heterotrophic, animals
Autotrophic, animals
Heterotrophic, plants
Autotrophic, mushrooms
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for an organism is made from the:class and family namegenus and species namedomain and kingdom namekingdom and phylum name
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTerm given to describe the 2 name naming system is:dichotmous keybinomial nomenclature2 scientific namesbinomial key
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following organisms are MOST closely related?organisms that share a domainorganisms that share a familyorganisms that share a genusorganisms that share an order
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?organisms that share a domainorganisms that share a familyorganisms that share a genusorganisms that share a species
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:GeologyBiologyTaxonomyChemistry
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
maintaining a stable internal enviornment
growth and development
using energy
ability to reproduce
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an organsm?a reactionall animalsthe sunany living thing
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat 3 things do all living things need?food, oxygen, living spacewater, oxygen and living spacefood, water and living spacefood, water and oxygen
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the three domains?Plant, Animal, FungiEukarya, Archaea, AnimalEukarya, Archea, EubacteriaEukarya, Archaea, Bacteria
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich domain contains cells which all contain a nucleus?BacteriaArchaeaEukaryota
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat does autotrophic mean?Has a nucleusNo nucleusMakes its own foodGets its food from others
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the domains Bacteria and Archaea have in common?They both have a nucelusThey are both lacking a nucleusThey are both made of many cellsThey are both dead
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