Cumulative Science Test

What are the functions that a living thing must carry out in order to stay alive and produce more of it's own kind?

• cells
• life processes
• nutrients
• photosynthesize 

What contains all of the material necessary for life?

• ATP

• Cells

• Metabolism

• Protein

A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to respond is a(n):

• Producer

• Stimulus

• Response

• Metabolism

An organism that receives its nutrients by breaking down dead organisms and waste.

• Lipid

• Consumer

• Protein

• Decomposer

An organism that eats other organisms.

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Protein

• Consumer

This is a thin layer surrounding all cells that allows water and dissolved materials to pass into and out of the cell.

• nucleus 
• vacuole 
• cell membrane
• chloroplast 

This is a jellylike substance that fills much of the cell.

• cell membrane 
• cytoplasm 
• chloroplast
• vaculoe 

What is one thing a plant cell has, but an animal cell does not?

• nucleus 
• cell membrane
• cell wall
• vacuole 

When animals increase in size and undergo changes during their life cycle, this is an example of...

• growing and developing
• reproducing
• releasing energy
• taking in nutrients 

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

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Class

• Species