Principles of Biology

What are the most basic building blocks of all organisms?

• bones
• cells
• muscles
• organs

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A group of tissues working together is _______.

• a cell
• a compound
• an organ
• an organelle

List the levels of organization in order.

• tissues, organs, systems, organism, cells,
• cells, tissues, organs, systems, organism
• cells,  organs, tissues, systems, organism
• organism, cells, tissues, organs, systems

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Maintaining a stable internal environment.

• Homeostasis
• Metabolism
• Stimulus
• DNA

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The dismissal bell rings and you pack up your belongings. In this scenario, what is the stimulus?

• The bell ringing
• You packing up your belongings
• More information is needed

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The picture shows the different stages in the life of a plant. Which characteristics of living things is best represented here?

• response to environment
• use of energy
• growth
• cell organization

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Which of the following examples is correctly matched with its level of organization?

• A monarch butterfly is an organ system.

• The brain is a type of tissue.

• A mitochondrion is an organelle.

• A liver is a type of cell.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. This is an example of ___?

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

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Information recorded in your experiment which is used to draw a conclusion is called

• reliable

• data

• hypothesis

• observation

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