Life Science Chapter 1: Comparing Living Things

1. Which of the following is NOT a process of life?

• getting energy
• using energy
• growing
• flying

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2. Which cells carry oxygen to all of the other cells in the body?

• nerve cells
• red blood cells
• skin cells
• heart muscles cells

3. Scientists usually DO NOT classify an organism by

• cell structure and body structure
• how organisms gets nutrients and energy
• color and size
• how the organism reproduces

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4. Which living thing is one celled?

• bacteria
• plants
• mushrooms
• animals

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5. Which of these is NOT a fungus?

• mold
• moss
• mildew
• yeast

6. Which is NOT true about species

• It only has one animal in it.
• Its members can interbreed.
• It is in a group of organisms with the same traits.
• It is the largest group to classify living things.

7. Which traps tiny organisms that pass in and out of its hollow body?

• arthropod
• hydra
• sponge
• sea star

8. Which has a snakelike tentacles around its mouth?

• a mollusk
• a hydra
• an arthropod
• a worm

9. Which is true about amphibians?

• They lay eggs in the water.
• They begin their lives breathing through gils.
• Most adult amphibians can live on land.
• All of the above is true.

10. Which animal is NOT a mammal?

• a whale
• a salamander
• an elephant
• a dog