Characteristics of Life & Classification Quiz

A pet goldfish needs fish food.

Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

• Living things need energy

• Living things are composed of one or more cells

• Living things respond to their environment

• Living things grow and reproduce

• Living things maintain a stable internal environment

Shivering when your cold generate heat to warm your body.

Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

• Living things need energy

• Living things are composed of one or more cells

• Living things respond to their environment

• Living things grow and reproduce

• Living things maintain homeostasis (a stable internal environment)

Reproduction that only involves one parent and all offspring are identical; for example, binary fission of bacteria or amoebas.

• Asexual

• Sexual

• Division

• Addition

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

• All living things adapt to their environment
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment
• All living things grow and develop

Which organism in the table shown is most closely related to the common dolphin?

• human
• killer whale
• giant kelp
• bat star

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

• Canis

• lupus

• Animalia

• Mammalia

Which category of classification has the largest variety of organisms?

• genus

• phylum

• species

• kingdom

Which characteristic distinguishes a prokaryotic cell from a eukaryotic cell?

• A eukaryotic cell has a nucleus, while a prokaryotic cell does not.
• A eukaryotic cell does not have a nucleus, while a prokaryotic cell does.
• A eukartyotic cell is a plant cell, while a prokaryotic cell is an animal cell.
• A eukaryotic cell is an animal cell, while a prokaryotic cell is a plant cell.

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

• Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

Which category of classification has the largest variety of organisms?

• genus

• phylum

• species

• kingdom