Biology Quiz

What is the scientific study of life called?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Geology

What are the fundamental building blocks of all substances?

• Atoms

• Molecules

• Cells

• Tissues

Which level of organization is the smallest unit with the emergent property of life?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Tissue

What is the term for a group of tissues that collectively carry out a task or set of tasks?

• Organ

• Organ System

• Organism

• Population

What is the term for a group of interbreeding individuals of the same species in the same area?

• Tissue

• Organ

• Population

• Community

What is the term for a community interacting with its environment?

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Organism

• Community

What is the term for substances that an organism needs for growth and survival but cannot make for itself?

• Energy

• Raw materials

• Nutrients

• DNA

Which type of living things acquire energy and nutrients from the environment and make their own food?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Bacteria

• Archaea

What is the term for the transmission of DNA from parent to offspring?

• Evolution

• Inheritance

• Adaptation

• Mutation

Which domain of life includes cells with a nucleus, including single-celled and multicellular species of protists, plants, fungi, and animals?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes