How Much Do You KNOW about Life Science?

Living things that make their own food are called what?

(a)  

• Autotrophs
• Heterotrophs

• Decomposers

• Parasites

Living things that cannot make their own food are called what?

The part of the cell that holds the genetic material is the ____________________.

(a)  

• nucleus
• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The highest level in the classification system is the ________________________.

The lowest level in the classification system is the ________________.

__________________ are living things with cells that have a nucleus.

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

• Viruses

• Bacteria

Match the following taxonomic ranks with their correct positions in the hierarchy.

• Domain, Kingdom, __________, class, order, family, genus, species.

• order, class

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, order, __________, class, genus, species.

• class, family

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, __________, order, __________, genus, species.

• phylum, order

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, order, class, __________, genus, species.

• family, class

An ____________________ is a structure in the cell that has a specific function.

• organelle

• enzyme

• membrane

• chromosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The ____________________ is the control center of the cell.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Match each cell structure with its correct description.

• The organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell, where energy is produced.

• nucleus

• The part of the cell that has many organelles that carry out life functions.

• cytoplasm

• The control center of the cell that contains genetic material.

• cell wall

• The rigid outer layer that provides support and protection to plant cells.

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2