Biology - W3 Quiz

Biology is the study of _______.

Biology comes from the Greek words bio, meaning life, and from _______ , meaning study.

Identify the work of a Biologist which is being described:

Biologists study what causes the disease and how the body fights the disease. They have developed vaccines for smallpox, chicken pox, COVID-19 and many other diseases.

• Study the diversity of life

• Research diseases

• Improve agriculture

• Preserve the environment

Identify the work of a Biologist which is being described:

Environmental biologists seek to prevent the extinction of of animals and plants by developing ways to protect them.

• Study the diversity of life

• Research diseases

• Improve agriculture

• Preserve the environment

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Identify the work of a Biologist which is being described:

Biologists continue to discover new ways to improve and save lives. For example, they helped in creating new technologies such as bionic hand and artificial heart.

• Improve agriculture

• Develop technologies

• Study the diversity of life

• Preserve the environment

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Living organisms are made up of one or more __________. Some organisms are unicellar and some are multi-cellular.

• energy

• stimuli

• cells

• homeostasis

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All organisms keep internal conditions stable by a process called __________.

For example, humans perspire to prevent their body temperature from rising too high.

• adaptation

• homeostasis

• organization

• stimuli

What characteristic of living organisms is shown in the picture?

• responds to stimuli

• requires energy

• maintains homeostasis

• adaptations evolve over time

What characteristic of living organisms is being described?

These are inherited changes that occur over time to help the species survive.

• responds to stimuli

• requires energy

• maintains homeostasis

• adaptations evolve over time

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Organisms pass along traits to the next generation. For a species to continue to exist, they must _______.

• made up of one or more cell

• require energy

• reproduce

• maintain homeostasis

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