The Science of Life (1.1)

The living and nonliving things that surround an organism and with which the organism reacts is called the

• stimulus

• environment

• community

• population

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Biology means the

• study of cells

• study of rocks

• study of trees

• study of life

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Select the following statement(s) that describe what biologists do. (Hint: there may be more than one answer)

• Research diseases

• Seek to destroy agriculture

• Preserve the environment

• Study the diversity of life

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the term that describes the production of offspring?

• species

• environment

• reproduction

• biology

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Select the following statement(s) that are true about asexual reproduction. (Hint: there may be more than one answer)

• Involves one parent

• The DNA is the same as the parent

• Offspring looks identical to the parent

• The offspring look similar but not identical to the parent

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Select the following statement(s) that are true about sexual reproduction. (Hint: there may be more than one answer)

• Involves one parent

• The DNA is a combination of parents

• Involves two parents

• The offspring look similar but not identical to the parents

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things?

• cells

• tissues

• organs

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An organism that has one cell is called

• unicellular

• dicellular

• tricellular

• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An organism that has more than one cell is called

• unicellular

• dicellular

• tricellular

• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

This is an unicellular organism without a nucleolus or other membrane-bound organelles

• cheeryote

• prokaryote

• smartyote

• eukaryote