Classifying and exploring life

What feature of living things do the terms 'unicellular' and 'multicellular describe?

• How they are organized

• how they reproduce

• how they maintain temperature

• how they produce macromolecules

Which characteristic of life does the diagram show?

• homeostasis

• organization

• growth and development

• response to stimuli

A newly discovered organism is 1 m tall, multicellular, green, and it grows on land and performs photosynthesis. To which kingdom does it most likely belong?

• Animallia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Unicellular organisms are members of which kingdom?

• Animalia, Archaea, Plantae

• Archaea, Bacteria, Prostista

• Bacteria, Fungi, Plantae

• Fungi, Plantae, Protista

Which microscope would best magnify the outer surface of a cell?

• Compound light

• Scanning electron

• simple dissecting

• transmission electron

Which discovery was NOT made with the instrument shown?

• Bacterial cells have thick walls

• blood is a mixture of conponents

• insects have small body parts

• tiny organisms live in pond water

Which statement is false?

• Binomial names are given to all known organisms

• Binomial names are less precise that common names

• Binomial names differ from common names

• Binomial names enable scientist to communicate accurately

Which is the function of the structures in this paramecium?

• growth

• homeostasis

• locomation

• reproduction

Which sequence is from the smallest group of organisms to the largest group of organisms

• genus - family - species

• genus - species - family

• species - family - genus

• species - genus - family

An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change

• stimuli
• response
• homeostasis
• reproduction