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WorksheetsEarth's Organisms Practice Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bacteria are used in
a)
farming
b)
the medical industry
c)
the food industry
d)
all of these
2.
Bacteria help break down dead organisms in a process called...
a)
Decomposition
b)
Nitrogen Fixation
c)
Reproduction
d)
Photosynthesis
3.
Bacteria help you digest food.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Bacteria are
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
5.
A protist that can make its own food is called what?
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
6.
A protist that can not make its own food is called what?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
7.
plant-like protists are commonly called
a)
parasites.
b)
autotrophs.
c)
heterotrophs.
d)
algae.
8.
meaning "fake foot," this vocabulary term refers to the temporary bulge of cytoplasm some protists create to help them eat and move
a)
sacrcodines
b)
contractile vacuoles
c)
cilia
d)
pseudopods
9.
Protists are...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Unicellular
c)
Some are Multicellular and some are unicellular
10.
What is Flagella?
a)
A tail like structure that help protist move
b)
Hair like fibers that help protist move
c)
A place where spores are kept
d)
A fake foot that help protist move
11.
Any method of reproducing that create offspring identical to the single parent.
a)
asexual
b)
budding
c)
sexual
d)
sporogenesis
12.
What do some fungi use to reproduce asexually?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
13.
A kind of fungi that usually grows on food products
a)
Mold
b)
Yeast
c)
Mushrooms
d)
Mildew
14.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
15.
Lichens are which two organisms living together
a)
truffles and fungus
b)
morels and ergot
c)
sac fungi and bacteria
d)
fungus and algae
16.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
17.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
18.
All animals have the ability to _________ and _____________.
a)
hibernate; migrate
b)
eat; reproduce
c)
move; lay eggs
d)
make their own food; use food for energy
19.
assmetry means the animal __________.
a)
has 2 equal sides
b)
has more than 2 equal parts
c)
has no body symmetry
20.
A type of learning in which an animal receives a reward for making a particular response is called __________.
a)
habituation
b)
motivation
c)
imprinting
d)
trial-and-error learning
21.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
22.
Bacteria come in all of the following shapes EXCEPT which?
a)
spiral
b)
rod-like
c)
rectangular
d)
spherical
23.
Which of the following processes brings about an exchange of genetic information between bacterial cells?
a)
binary fission
b)
symbiosis
c)
conjugation
d)
replication
24.
What are animals without backbones called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
classify
d)
cold blooded
25.
What are animals with a backbone called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
backies
26.
Which word means the bones which form the framework of the body?
a)
cold blooded
b)
classify
c)
vertebrate
d)
skeleton
27.
What group of vertebrates are snakes and lizards?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals
d)
fish
28.
What group of vertebrates are salmon and tuna?
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
fish
29.
What group of vertebrates are frogs and toads?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
birds
30.
What group of vertebrates is an elephant?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
31.
What group of vertebrates are robins and owls?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
32.
What word means body temperature stays the same no matter what the outside temperature is?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
33.
Ectothermic is another term for "cold blooded" which means the body temperature is _________________.
a)
regulated by the outside environment
b)
regulated by the circulatory system
c)
kept at a constant internal temperature
34.
Animals with this type of body symmetry have 2 equal sides.
a)
bilateral
b)
radial
c)
assymetrical
35.
A common characteristic of endothermic animals is
a)
they have an exoskeleton
b)
they have an endoskeleton
c)
they keep their internal temperature constant
d)
they have beaks
36.
Chemical messengers that are used for communication within an animal species are called
a)
Horomones
b)
genes
c)
pheremones
d)
enzymes
37.
Behavior that changes through practice or experience is called ___________.
a)
innate behavior
b)
instinct
c)
learned behavior
d)
habituation
38.
How animals act when they interact with each other is called
a)
Social behavior
b)
Non-social behavior
c)
Aggressive behavior
d)
Anti-social behavior
39.
What is the ability of an animal, based on its genetic makeup, to respond to an environmental stimulus?
a)
Instinct
b)
Conditioning
c)
Responsive
d)
Natural
40.
The process of learning by associating a certain response with a certain stimulus is
a)
Instinct
b)
Conditioning
c)
Natural
d)
Responsive
41.
Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose. This is an example of a...
a)
instinct
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
learned behavior
42.
Which of the following best describes a social behavior?
a)
One monkey grooming another.
b)
A predator chasing prey.
c)
An animal defending its territory.
d)
An animal hibernating.
43.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
44.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
45.
Certain newly hatched birds learn to recognize and follow their mother through a process called ____________________.
a)
Imprinting
b)
Instinct
c)
Trial-and-Error
d)
Conditioning
46.
A whip-like tail(s) on some bacteria that help them move
a)
Nucleus
b)
Pili
c)
Flagellum
d)
Cilia
47.
animal-like protists are called
a)
pseudopods
b)
protozoans
c)
paramecium
d)
amoebas
48.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
49.
A common characteristic of all animals is:
a)
exoskeleton
b)
multicellular
c)
single cellular
d)
venom
50.
What word means to divide into groups?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
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