Interactive Life Science 1.1 & 1.2 Review

Which of the following terms best describes green plants

• multicellular heterotrophs

• unicellular autotrophs

• multicellular autotrophs

• unicellular heterotrophs

Which of the following is NOT a chemical of life

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

• water

• mineral

The one factor that a scientist changes in an experiment is called the

• hypothesis

• manipulated variable

• controlled variable

• responding variable

A bird fluffs its feathers to trap body heat to keep warm during winter months. This is an example of

• spontaneous generation

• homeostasis

• homeopathy

• asexual reproduction

_____________ reproduction involves only one parent.

• asexual

• sexual

• unicellular

• multicellular

The process of change during an organism’s life that results in a more complex organism is called

• growth.

• reproduction.

• development.

• conduction.

Bacteria, the most numerous organisms on Earth, are _______________organisms

• unicellular

• multicellular

_______________ is another name for a living thing.

• organization

• organism

• creature

• animal

Organisms break down and build up materials in a process called

• heterostasis

• homeostasis

• metabolism

• metacognition

In sexual reproduction, offspring are

• different from the parent.

• identical to the parent.