Classification of Living Things

An organism’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions is called

• taxonomy.

• evolution.

• development.

• homeostasis.

The one of the two kingdoms that contain only heterotrophs are animals and

• archaea.

• fungi.

• protists.

• bacteria.

The process of changing into a more complex organism is called

• response.

• evolution.

• development.

• growth.

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A structure that is found in plant cells but not in animal cells is a

• cell wall.

• nucleus.

• cell membrane.

• nuclear envelope.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four kingdoms of eukaryotes?

• fungi.

• archaea.

• protists.

• plants.

A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce is called a(n)

• order.

• phylum.

• kingdom.

• species.

A change in an organism’s environment that causes a reaction is called a(n)

• response.

• classification.

• stimulus.

• variable.

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An organism is a(n) ________________________ if it can manufacture its own food.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• parent

• genus

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________________________ are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• drums

• cells

• organelles

• nucleus

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The scientific study of how things are classified is called

________________________.

• phylum

• genus

• taxonomy

• classification