Living Things

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• Move around.

• Use energy.

• Respond to surrounding environment

• Grow, develop, and reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The mistaken idea that all living things come from nonliving things (like flies from rotting meat) is called:

• Theory of Evolution

• Spontaneous Generation

• Redi's Experiment

• Homeostasis

A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring is called a:

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Class

• Species

What is binomial nomenclature?

• The two animals in a species that mate.

• The classification system was used prior to 1800.

• A two-name classification system that uses the genus and species name of an organism

• The domain of each living thing on earth.

Which of these is in the correct order?

• Kingdom, phylum, class, genus, family, species, order

• Species, kingdom, order, family, genus, phylum, species

• Genus, species, class, order, kingdom, domain

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

A _____ is a tiny, nonliving particle that enters and reproduces inside a living cell.

• Fungi

• Protist

• Virus

• Bacteria

Which of the following is NOT a virus?

• Ebola

• Common cold

• Strep throat

• Flu

What does a virus need in order to survive?

• Watery environment

• A host cell

• Energy from the sun

• to be able to move from cell to cell

What is the main difference between viruses and bacteria?

• Viruses are nonliving and bacteria are living cells

• Viruses are less serious than bacteria

• Nothing, they are pretty much the same

• Bacteria are good and viruses are bad

A substance used to trigger the body to produce a resistance to certain viruses is called a:

• Pathogen

• Parasite

• Vaccine

• Vitamin