Topic 1 Living Things in the Biosphere

1.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

All living things...

respond to stimulus

grow, develop, and reproduce using energy

need water

All of the above

2.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Which of the following could be an example of homeostasis?

a body shivering to stay warm

going outside when it's 30 below

sweating

Both shivering to stay warm and sweating

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All living things need food, space and

blood

oxygen

water

a dog

4.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

When naming organisms, scientists use

the kingdom and the phylum

the domain and the kingdom

the family and the order

the genus and the species

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Viruses are living things and have a cell wall.

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a difference between plants and animals?

Plants are heterotrophs and animals are autotrophs.

Animals are autotrophs and plants are heterotrophs.

Animals and plants are both heterotrophs.

Animals are heterotrophs and plants are autotrophs.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Bacteria can live in the human body, helping with digestion. How can bacteria be harmful?

Some bacteria can turn poisonous chemicals into harmless substances

Some bacteria can release oxygen in to the air.

Some bacteria can cause sickness and disease.

Some bacteria can turn milk into yogurt.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How would you describe the following?

unicellular

multicellular

nonliving

animal cells

9.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

A horse is a ________________ because it gets energy from other organisms

heterotroph

autotroph

producer

plant

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Plant cells are different from animal cells because they have...

cell wall, chloroplasts, cell membrane

cell wall, chloroplasts, large vacuole

chloroplasts, cell membrane, large vacuole

cell membrane, chloroplasts, nucleus

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Vertebrates are animals with...

backbone

scales

hair

fins

12.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

This is an example of an invertebrate. True or False

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

A worm is a vertebrate

True

False

14.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Two species in the same domain are more ______ than any two species in different domains

unrelated

evolved

closely related

adapted

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Warm blooded animals that give birth to live young

reptiles

mammals

amphibians

birds

16.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

All organisms have specialized cells

True

False

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The broadest level of classification is...

Domain

Class

Kingdom

Species

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A virus harms its host by...

Using the host's body as food to make more viruses

releasing waste in the host's cells causing it to burst

Injecting it's genetic material into the host causing it to create more viruses which causes the host cell to burst

causing the DNA to mutate

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Two organisms with the same species name will be more closely related than two organisms with the same genus name

True

False

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which plant cell structure is involved in photosynthesis?

Vacuole

Cell Membrane

Cell Wall

Chloroplasts

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false... Organisms can share similar characteristics even if they are classified in different families

True

False

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these organisms reproduces using spores?

Fungi

Bacteria

Viruses

Protists

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Plants are _________.

Unicellular

Heterotrophs

Consumers

Autotrophs

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An organism's scientific name includes its...

genus and species

family and species

domain and kingdom

domain and genus

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