Kingdoms Vocabulary

An organism that is composed of many cells is _________.

• unicellular
• multicellular
• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms that break down dead animals and plants and their wastes are known as ______.

• scavengers
• autotrophs
• bacteria
• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A single-celled organism discovered in a drop of pondwater has a well-defined nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.  It is classified as _________.

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• autotrophic
• heterotrophic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Plant and algae cell walls are made of this carbohydrate.

• glucose
• chitin
• cellulose
• sucrose

Arthropod exoskeletons and fungi cell walls are made of this tough carbohydrate.

• cellulose
• chitin
• peptidoglycan
• glucose

An organism that digests its food externally and then consumes the nutrients is a(n) _____.

• autotroph
• absorber
• ingester
• eukaryote

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Organisms use energy from sunlight to produce food in the process of ___________.

• chempsynthesis
• photosynthesis
• absorption
• ingestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A unicellular organism is sampled from the soil. The organism's DNA is not separated from the rest of the cell by a nuclear membrane.  The organism is classified as a(n) ________.

• prokaryote
• eukaryote
• autotroph
• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An organism composed of a single cell is described as ____________.

• multicellular
• eukaryotic
• unicellular
• autotrophic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms use energy from iron sulfides and other chemical compounds to produce sugars during this process.

• photosynthesis
• chemosynthesis
• ingestion
• absorption

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3