Quiz about 6.1 The Living Cell & 6.2 Classifying Organisms

Question 1

What is the study of living things called?

Accepted Answer

Biology

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Cytoplasm

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Organism

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Nucleus

Question 2

What is the layer of Earth's surface where life exists known as?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Organism

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Cell

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Cytoplasm

Question 3

What is the smallest unit of any living thing?

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Cell

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Organism

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Nucleus

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Heredity

Question 4

What is the control center of a cell that stores DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Cell membrane

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Organism

Question 5

What is the jelly-like substance within the cell called?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

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Organism

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Heredity

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Biosphere

Question 6

Who was the first person to observe living cells?

Accepted Answer

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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Robert Hooke

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Galileo Galilei

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Isaac Newton

Question 7

What did Robert Hooke observe under the microscope in 1665?

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Cork cells

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Living cells

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Blood cells

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Plant cells

Question 8

What is the protective barrier surrounding a cell called?

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Cell membrane

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Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Organelle

Question 9

What is the jelly-like substance within the cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Organelle

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Mitochondria

Question 10

What are the most important organelles in cells where respiration happens?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

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Nucleus

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Ribosomes

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Chloroplasts

Question 11

What is the most important part of the cell that acts as the "control center"?

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Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Mitochondria

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Cell membrane

Question 12

What substance in the nucleus stores information used to determine characteristic traits for the cell?

Accepted Answer

DNA

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RNA

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Protein

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Lipids

Question 13

What is heredity?

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The passing of characteristics from parent to offspring

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The process of cell division

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The creation of new species

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The breakdown of nutrients

Question 14

What enables a Labrador dog to reproduce Labrador puppies?

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Genetics

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Environment

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Diet

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Training

Question 15

What shape is the DNA molecule described as in the text?

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Double-helix

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Triple-helix

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Single strand

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Circular

Question 16

According to the text, who is said to have the wisdom to create the information in DNA?

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God

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Intelligent people

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Scientists

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Nature

Question 17

What did Richard Dawkins say about the information capacity of DNA?

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It can store the Encyclopaedia Britannica three or four times over.

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It can store the Encyclopaedia Britannica once.

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It can store the Encyclopaedia Britannica twice.

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It can store the Encyclopaedia Britannica five times.

Question 18

What is the science of classification called?

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Taxonomy

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Microbiology

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Ecology

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Botany

Question 19

Who is known as the Father of Taxonomy?

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Carl Linnaeus

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John Ray

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Charles Darwin

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Gregor Mendel

Question 20

What is a unicellular organism without a true nucleus called?

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Prokaryote

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Eukaryote

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Multicellular organism

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Bacterium

Question 21

Which term describes an organism having more than one cell?

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Multicellular organism

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Unicellular organism

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Microorganism

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Bacterium

Question 22

In which century did John Ray group plants according to species?

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1600s

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1500s

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1700s

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1800s

Question 23

In what year was the microscope invented, allowing scientists to observe microorganisms?

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1590

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1490

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1690

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1790

Question 24

What is the term used for organisms having more than one cell?

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Multicellular

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Unicellular

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Bicellular

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Tricellular

Question 25

Which kingdom consists of organisms that do not make their own food and includes mushrooms, yeasts, and molds?

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Kingdom Fungi

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Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom Animalia

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Kingdom Protista

Question 26

Which kingdom is made up of animals that can move and must find food?

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Kingdom Animalia

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Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom Fungi

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Kingdom Protista

Question 27

Which kingdom consists of mostly unicellular organisms, including algae and amoeba?

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Kingdom Protista

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Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom Animalia

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Kingdom Fungi

Question 28

What is a characteristic of Kingdom Eubacteria?

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They are unicellular and lack a nucleus.

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They have a nucleus.

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They are multicellular.

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They live only in extreme environments.

Question 29

What is a unique feature of Kingdom Archaebacteria?

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They can live in extreme environments.

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They have a true nucleus.

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They are multicellular.

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They are harmful to humans.

Question 30

What is the function of a flagellum in prokaryotes?

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It propels the cell.

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It helps in photosynthesis.

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It stores nutrients.

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It processes DNA.

Question 31

What is the main difference between a standard microscope and an electron microscope?

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A standard microscope uses light, while an electron microscope uses electrons.

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A standard microscope uses electrons.

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An electron microscope uses light.

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Both use the same method for magnification.

Question 32

What are eukaryotes?

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Organisms with a true nucleus

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Organisms without a nucleus

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Single-celled organisms only

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Organisms with no DNA

Question 33

Which of the following is a characteristic of eukaryotic cells?

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DNA stored in the nucleus

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DNA stored in the cytoplasm

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No organelles

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No nucleus

Question 34

What is the function of the flagellum in cells?

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Movement

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Photosynthesis

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Protein synthesis

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Energy storage

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