Unit 4 Genetics Review

A large category of classification made up of animals, plants fungi, and protists.

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Species

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?

• Jointed legs
• Body segments
• Presence of eyes
• Presence of antennae

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student discovers an arachnid without a segmented abdomen, and legs longer than its body. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion

• Wind Scorpion

• Daddy long legs

• Scorpion

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which shark is the picture of?

• Cow Shark

• Great White Shark

• Hammerhead Shark

• Saw Shark

An unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles like bacteria:

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Plant

• Animal

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms that are mostly unicellular (single-celled) that live in aquatic environments like euglena, algae, and amoeba (also known as the "junk drawer" of Eukaryotes that don't fit anywhere else):

• Protists

• Fungi

• Animals

• Plants

An organism made of many cells and usually green in color that produces its own food through photosynthesis is:

• Plant

• Animal

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Protist

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that do not move, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down dead things:

• Plant

• Animal

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Protist

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which organism is made of many cells, feeds for energy, and can move during at least part of its life?

• Plant

• Animal

• Fungi

• Protist

• Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1