Biology Chapter 1 Science of Life

What is the genetic code that determines the characteristics of humans? 

• DNA
• RNA
• Protein
• Cell 

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Fire has all of the characteristics of life except?

• Made of cells
• Grows and reproduces 
• Uses Energy 
• Responds to Stimuli 

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

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The part of the experiment that remains the same for the control and experimental group.

• constants
• control
• independent
• dependent

A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.

• All living things contain cells
• All living things use energy
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

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Any living thing is called an...

• Organ

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organism

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This octopus is a tiny animal made up of millions of cells, and is therefore---

• monocellular

• ultracellular

• unicellular

• multicellular

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Multicellular organisms are more advanced than unicellular because--

• They are bigger.

• Their cells can work together.

• Their cells can specialize.

• Their cells have advanced organelles.

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Put the following in order from smallest to largest--

• tissue, cell, organ system, organism, organ

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

• cell, tissue, organism, organ, organ system

• Cell, Tissue, Organ System, Organ, Organism