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- 1. Multiple Choice
A zebra seeing and running away from an attacking predator illustrates what characteristic of life?
living things adapt and evolve
living things respond to stimuli
living things are made of cells
living things maintain homeostasis
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which scientist is credited with coining the term “cell?”
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Mattius Schleiden
Theodore Schwann
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which German physiologist is credited with concluding that all animals are derived from cells?
Robert Hooke
Rudolf Virchow
Mattius Schleiden
Theodore Schwann
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which are listed from LEAST to MOST complex?
tissue, cell, organism, organ
cell, tissue, organ, organism
cell, organ, tissue, organism
organism, organ, tissue, cell
- 5. Multiple Choice
What scientist is credited with being the first to observe living cells under a microscope?
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Mattius Schleiden
Theodore Schwann
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which situation best illustrates the characteristic of life that states that all living things require energy?
a cat has a litter of kittens
a bacterium is made of one cell
human body temperature is 98.6℉
a horse eating apples
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the smallest level on the biological hierarchy of organization that contains both living, otherwise known a biotic, and nonliving, otherwise known as abiotic factors?
population
ecosystem
community
biome
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these describes the level of organization of the heart, which is an organ that is vital to the circulatory system?
different tissues carrying out similar functions
similar cells contributing to a particular function
different organs working together to perform a particular function
similar organelles working together to perform different functions
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things?
organelles
cells
tissues
atoms
- 10. Multiple Choice
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use the energy from the sun to create and store polysaccharides that can later be used for food. What characteristic of life does this exemplify?
living things grow and develop
living things require energy
living things are made of cells
living things share a common genetic code
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