Characteristics of Organisms Review

Based on the diagram below, what characteristic is required for a cell to be considered eukaryotic?

• A eukaryotic cell must contain membrane bound organelles such as a nucleus.

• A eukaryotic cell must have chlorophyll making it possible for the cell to photosynthesize.

• A eukaryotic cell must have ribosomes.

• A eukaryotic cell will never have a cell wall.

Which of the following would not be found in a prokaryotic cell?

• genetic information

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

What basic characteristic divides the organisms in Kingdom A from Kingdom B?

• The organisms in Kingdom A are all multicellular and those in Kingdom B are unicellular.

• The organisms in Kingdom A are all unicellular and those in Kingdom B are multicellular.

• The organisms in Kingdom A are all autotrophic and those in Kingdom B are heterotrophic.

• The organisms in Kingdom A are all heterotrophic and those in Kingdom B are autotrophic.

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An organism growing on the surface of the bread. Which of the following characteristics classify the organism growing on the bread into the Kingdom Fungi?

• eukaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic

• eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic

• prokaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic

• prokaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic

Samantha is doing an oral report over classifications of species. She states that kingdoms are the broadest and most general classification of species, is what she saying true or false?

• True

• False

Plant and animal cells have many similarities and differences. They have enough similarities that they are classified into the same domain.

What characteristic do they share that classifies them both into the Eukarya domain?

• They both form multicellular creatures.

• They both have a cell wall.

• They both contain nuclei in their cells.

• They both produce their own energy.

Scientists classify living organisms into categories based on their characteristics.What is the broadest classification category?

• species

• domain

• phylum

• kingdom

Sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆, is a very stable, nonflammable gas at room temperature. It is used in many electronic products because it is a good electrical insulator. Which statement describes the composition of sulfur hexafluoride?

• SF₆ is a compound containing atoms of sulfur and fluorine.

• SF₆ is a compound that contains seven identical atoms.

• SF₆ is an element with sulfur in the atom’s nucleus and fluorine outside the nucleus.

• SF₆ is an organic compound composed of long chains of sulfur atoms surrounded by fluorine atoms.

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A balance and a graduated cylinder are used to determine the density of a mineral sample.The sample has a mass of 14.7 g and a volume of .

What is the density of the mineral sample?

• 0.15 g/cm3

• 32 g/cm3

• 13 g/cm3

• 6.7 g/cm3

A student walks 2 km in 30 minutes. What is the student’s average speed in km/h?

• 4

• 2

• 7

• 5