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9th -
10thgrade
QUIZ. Scientific Method and Characteristics of Life
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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do heterotrophs get the energy they need to survive?
photosynthesis
eating other organisms
decomposing dead materials
chemosynthesis
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...energy metabolismgrowth and developmentresponse to stimulihaving cells
- 3. Multiple Choice
Maintaining a stable internal
environment is called
homeostasis
equilibrium
balance
evenness
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify the characteristic: Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
- 5. Multiple Choice
Fire is living because it has 3 of the 6 characteristics of life.
True
False
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMulticellular meansmade of many cellsmade of one kind of cellmade of only one cell
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all living organisms?Ability to moveAbility to grow and developMade up of one or more cellsResponds to stimuli
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms, such as bacteria, are ______________ which means they consist of only a single cell.unicellularmulticellularautotrophicheterotrophic
- 9. Multiple Choice
Cells with no nucleus are called
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
dead
alive
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?Carolus LinnaeusRobert HookeAnton van LeeuwenhoekJames Watson
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, species
domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its genus?Hypsibiusdujardiniwatertardigrade
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini. What is its species?Hypsibiusdujardiniwatertardigrade
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.taxonomytaxadermytaxicabtoxicology
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn organism that gets its food by consuming other organisms is known as a:heterotrophautotrophprokaryoteeukaryote
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristics best describes the Plant Kingdom?unicellular; eukaryote; autotrophmulticellular, prokaryote, autotrophmulticellular, eukaryote, autotrophunicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristics best describes the Animal Kingdom?unicellular, eukaryote, autotrophmulticellular, prokaryote, heterotrophmulticellular, eukaryote, autotrophmulticellular, eukaryote, heterotroph
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich two organisms are least closely related?two organisms from the same kingdomtwo organisms from the same ordertwo organisms from the same familytwo organisms from the same genus
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe table shows some characteristics of four kingdoms.
Which characteristics would a taxonomist use to classify organisms as Archaebacteria or as Eubacteria?the internal organization of the cellthe number of cells in an individualthe chemical composition of the cell wallthe nutritional requirements of the organism - 20. Multiple ChoiceAn illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?Class InsectaOrder AmblygygiOrder AraneaeOrder Scorpiones
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