Characteristics of Kingdoms Vocabulary

What does the term "autotroph" mean?

• Organisms that consume other organisms for energy

• Organisms that produce energy from inorganic substances

• Organisms that make their own food

• Organisms that rely on sunlight for movement

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What is the process called by which autotrophs convert sunlight into chemical energy?

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

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Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?

• Euglena when it uses sunlight for photosynthesis

• Plants

• Bacteria that are autotrophs

• Animals

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What does "hetero-" in heterotrophs mean?

• Same

• Self

• Other

• Light

How do heterotrophs obtain energy?

• By making their own food using sunlight

• By consuming autotrophs or other heterotrophs

• By breaking down inorganic substances

• By photosynthesis during the night

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What does the term "unicellular" refer to?

• Organisms composed of many cells

• Organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye

• Organisms composed of a single cell

• Organisms that live in water

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What does "uni" mean in the context of unicellular organisms?

• Many

• Two

• Complex

• One

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Which of the following is an example of a multicellular organism?

• Bacteria

• Some Protists

• Animals

• None of the above

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What are specialized cells in multicellular organisms designed to do?

• Perform all functions necessary to keep the organism alive

• Perform certain tasks

• Reproduce only

• Remain identical to each other

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Which of the following is mostly unicellular?

• Fungi

• Animals

• Protists

• Plants

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