Science Vocab Quiz #4: Life Science

What is an organism?

• An organism is any living thing.

• A non-living thing that cannot grow or reproduce.

• A type of chemical compound found in living cells.

• An abstract concept that does not have a physical form.

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What is reproduction?

• The process of aging in organisms.

• The process by which living things, such as animals and plants, produce new living things of their own kind.

• The way organisms adapt to their environment.

• The method by which organisms lose their traits.

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What is fertilization?

• The union of male and female reproductive cells.

• The development of an embryo without sperm.

• Reproduction that occurs only in plants.

• The process of cell division.

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What is germination?

• When a seed is harvested from a plant.

• The decay of a seed after planting.

• The process of a plant producing flowers.

• The process by which a plant begins to grow from a seed or spore.

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What is maturity?

• The beginning stage of a life cycle.

• The stages of growth and development that an organism goes through in its lifetime.

• A life cycle in which an organism goes through four different stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

• The stage at which an organism is fully developed.

What is a life cycle?

• A life cycle is a single event in an organism's life.
• A life cycle refers only to the reproductive phase of an organism.
• A life cycle is the process of aging without any stages.
• The stages of growth and development that an organism goes through in its lifetime.

What is complete metamorphosis?

• A process involving only two stages: egg and adult.

• A life cycle in which the animal goes through three different stages: egg, pupa, adult.

• A life cycle in which the animal goes through three different stages: egg, nymph, adult.

• A life cycle in which an organism goes through four different stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

What is incomplete metamorphosis?

• A process involving only two stages: egg and adult.

• A life cycle in which the animal goes through three different stages: egg, pupa, and adult.

• A life cycle in which the animal goes through three different stages: egg, nymph, and adult.

• A life cycle in which an organism goes through four different stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

What is a predator?

• A predator is an organism that only eats plants.
• A predator is an organism that is hunted and eaten by another organism.

• A predator is an organism that lives in water.
• A predator is an organism that hunts and consumes other organisms for food.

What is a prey?

• A prey is an organism that only eats plants.

• A prey is an organism that is hunted and eaten by another organism.

• A prey is an organism that lives in water.

• A prey is an organism that hunts and consumes other organisms for food.