Life Science Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means the study/science of life?

• science
• biology
• hypothesis
• botany

Which of the following is an educated guess or prediction that you make during the scientific method?

• theory
• law
• hypothesis
• observation

The basic unit of all living organisms; the smallest thing that can still be considered living.

• cell
• nucleus
• organ
• atom

A small single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus

• eukaryote
• extracellular
• prokaryote
• unicellular

The ability of living things to maintain a stable balance in their body.

• evolution
• growth and development
• homeostasis
• metabolism

The movement of water from high concentration to low concentration

• simple diffusion
• osmosis
• active transport
• photosynthesis

The change in living organisms over long periods of time

• metabolism
• evolution
• reproduction
• metamorphosis

Living and nonliving features in an environment

• abiotic
• community
• species
• ecosystem

Where in plant cells does photosynthesis happen?

• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• chloroplast
• mitochondria

An organelle found in animal and plant cells that packages and prepares materials for transport.

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• golgi apparatus
• ribosome