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Biology Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the basic unit of Life?
a)
DNA
b)
Cells
c)
Tissues
2.
All living things have stimuli. 
a)
Plants cant
b)
False
c)
True
d)
Only multicellular organisms can
3.
What kingdom is always multicellular, heterotrophic and has NO cell wall?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
4.
Which kingdom is Autotrophic AND has a Cell Wall?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
5.
I'm unicellular, asexual, have no cell wall and you can find me in almost all environments. What am I?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
6.
All of the following have a nucleus except...
a)
Bacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
7.
Mold, Yeast, and mushrooms are organisms that belong to Kingdom _____.
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Bacteria
8.
This Kingdom contains organisms that are decomposers.
a)
Fungi
b)
Plantae
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
9.
This kingdom generates energy through photosynthesis.
a)
Animalia
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
10.
Paramecium, Amoeba, and Euglena (the 3 amigos) are organisms found in kingdom ___________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
11.
Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
12.
An organisms scientific name is made of (in order) ...
a)
species, class
b)
genus, kingdom
c)
genus, species
d)
species
13.
All organisms fit into 3 ____, which is the first level of organization.
a)
species
b)
genus
c)
kingdoms
d)
domains
14.
What field of study names living things?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Taxidermy
c)
Taxi Driving
d)
Namology
15.
The grouping of things according to their similarities is called:
a)
Nuclues
b)
Categorizing
c)
Classification
d)
Phylum
16.
The order of Taxonomy is:
a)
Phylum, Class, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus.
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Familiy, Genus, Species
17.
What is the largest group of living things?
a)
Class
b)
Kingdom
c)
Phylum
d)
Order
18.
The classification system is written in what language?
a)
French
b)
English
c)
Latin
d)
Spanish
19.
The smallest classification group or level is a
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Class
d)
Kingdom
20.
The classification system was ORIGINALLY (simply) created by which scientist?
a)
Einstein
b)
Linnaeus
c)
Edison
d)
Aristotle
21.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
22.
What is the proper way to write the scientific name of an organism?
a)
genus species
b)
Genus species
c)
Genus species (italicized)
d)
genus species (italicized)
23.
To which domain would a cell without a nucleus in the dead sea belong? (Hint: The Dead Sea is loaded with salt.)
a)
Eukarya
b)
Prokarya
c)
Archaea
d)
Eubacteria
24.
What is a group of similar cells that work together for a common purpose?
a)
organ
b)
tissue
c)
organ system
d)
organism
25.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the levels of organization in an organism from the most simple to the most complex?
a)
cells-->tissue-->system-->organ-->organism
b)
organism-->system-->organ-->tissues-->cells
c)
cells-->tissues-->organs-->systems-->organism
d)
cells-->organs-->tissues-->systems-->organism
26.
Which protist is this?
a)
Amoeba
b)
Euglena
c)
Water mold
d)
Paramecium
27.
How does the amoeba move?
a)
Flagellum
b)
Pseudopods
c)
Cilia
28.
Which protist is this?
a)
Amoeba
b)
Paramecium
c)
Plasmodium
29.
How do paramecium move?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
pseudopods
30.
What special way do amoeba eat?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Engulfs food with pseudopods
c)
Sweeps food into gullet-like mouth
31.
Animal-like protists are classified by
a)
their cell wall composition
b)
how many cells they have
c)
their method of reproduction
d)
how they move
32.
The domain containing Kingdom Fungi, Protista, Animalia and Plantae
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
33.
A nucleus is found in what type of cell?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
d)
Neither prokaryotic or eukaryotic
34.
What method of locomotion would this protist use?
a)
pseudopodia
b)
cilia
c)
flagella
35.
Protists can be unicellular or multicellular
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
37.
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?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
38.
From the table, which two animals are MOST CLOSELY related
a)
House Cate and Red Fox
b)
Red Fox and Dog
c)
Dog and Wolf
d)
Wolf and Gopher
39.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
40.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
42.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
43.
What do viruses need to reproduce, and survive?
a)
Shelter
b)
A host cell
c)
Water
d)
Host's blood
44.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
45.
Which symbols best describe mutualism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
46.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
47.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.
a)
Mutualsim 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
48.
Temperatures in the desert are at an all time high.  What are ectotherms likely doing to avoid overheating? 
a)
hibernating
b)
estivating
c)
panting
d)
hiding
49.
In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of
a)
instinctive behavior
b)
learned behavior
50.
You observe a baby duck following closely behind your friend's adult cat.  This is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
51.
Raccoons rip trash bags open and sort through the trash when Mr. Robinson leaves the bags outside.   The raccoons are exhibiting what type of behavior?   
a)
automatic behavior
b)
learned behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
52.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
53.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
54.
Getting use to something after being exposed to it for a long period of time is an example of which type of learned behavior?
a)
insight learning
b)
playing
c)
habituation
d)
observational learning
55.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
56.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
hawk
57.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
58.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers