2025 Spring Life Science Final

What are the characteristics of living things?

• They can move and breathe

• They can reproduce and grow

• They can eat and sleep

• They can think and feel

What taxonomy levels make up the binomial nomenclature?

• Kingdom and Phylum

• Genus and Species

• Family and Order

• Class and Family

What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things called?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Tissue

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What does the cell theory say?

• All living things are made of cells

• Cells are the smallest unit of matter

• Cells can only be seen with a microscope

• Cells are made of atoms

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Which part of the cell is responsible for energy production?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Golgi apparatus

What is the end product of mitosis?

• Two identical daughter cells

• Four different daughter cells

• One identical daughter cell

• Three identical daughter cells

What is the purpose of a taxonomic key?

• To identify and classify organisms

• To measure the size of organisms

• To determine the age of organisms

• To track the movement of organisms

What is the term for the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Mitosis

• Homeostasis

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Which term describes an organism that can make its own food?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

• Parasite

What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?

• Photosynthesis

• Energy production

• Protein synthesis

• Cell division

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