Living Organisms, Taxonomy, Protists, and Fungi

Euglena, amoeba, paramecium: all one-celled Protists. How does the paramecium move through its environment?

• Flagellum
• Psuedopods
• Cilia
• Fins

The image shows several protists. Different protists use varied methods to move through a water environment. What external structure does the protist labeled C use for locomotion?

• Flagellum
• Psuedopods
• Cilia
• Nematodes

Which structure is used by an amoeba to move?

• active transport
• flagellum
• cilia
• psuedopods

Fungi are both beneficial and destructive. This fungus is living in and on the tree seen here. This is a ____________ relationship and could cause the tree to ______________.

• helpful; grow
• parasitic; die
• symbiotic; reproduce
• helpful; make fruit

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 A ______________ causes a living organism to react

• population
• stimulus
• system
• variation

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The single-celled paramecium illustrates an important characteristic of life. That is

• photosynthesis
• locomotion
• reproduction
• consuming food

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What type of reproduction is being shown the diagram below?

• sexual reproduction
• asexual reproduction
• parthenogenesis
• stem cutting

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A deer hears a sound in the woods and quickly runs away. The deer responded to the sound because of which life process?

• Growth
• Movement
• Respiration
• Response

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A tadpole changes into a frog.  What type of life process is represented in this change?

• Growth
• Development
• Acquiring Energy
• Photosynthesis

You have to divide the four living things into three groups. First, you divide them into two groups: shell or no shell. That puts #1 in a group by itself. What property would you MOST LIKELY use to divide the others into two smaller groups?

• body size
• body shape
• tail or no tail
• legs or no legs