Basic Biological Principles - Module A

There are many criteria that are used to define living things. Living things reproduce, grow, and develop. They respond to stimuli, use materials and energy, and evolve and adapt over time to their environment. What is another criteria used to define living things?

• All living things are made of cells.
• All living things are intelligent.
• All living things are complex.
• All living things are able to move.

Cells have particular structures that perform specific jobs. These structures are known as _______.

• organelles
• organs
• systems
• tissues

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What are the most basic living building blocks of all organisms?

• bones

• cells

• muscles

• organs

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The life forms exhibiting the simplest cellular structure are _______.

• eukaryotes
• organelles
• prokaryotes
• proteins

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Which of the following describes the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic cells are all viruses and rely on the infection of a host cell to replicate.
• Eukaryotic cells are only found in protists, bacteria, and viruses.
• Eukaryotic cells are the only type of cells that can possess a cell wall.
• Prokaryotic cells do not have a true nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

When a group of cells work together, creating bones, muscles, or nerves, they are known as _______.

• a tissue

• an organ

• an organelle

• an organism

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A group of tissues working together is _______.

• a cell
• a compound
• an organ
• an organelle

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The chart shows four levels of organisms. Which statement correctly describes a level of organization in the human nervous system

• Nerve cells group to form nerve tissue.
• The brain is a group of nervous systems.
• The organs of the nervous system form a nerve cell.
• The nervous system has two groups of nerve tissues.

Prokaryotes are unlike all other organisms in that their cells 

• do not have a nucleus
• have organelles
• have cell walls

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?

• Growth
• Breathing
• Expelling toxins
• Photosynthesis