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WorksheetsLife Science, Unit C, Ch 1, Single Celled Organisms, Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which group is not a microscopic kingdom?
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
archaea
d)
protists
2.
What happens in binary fission?
a)
DNA is combined into one cell.
b)
The daughter cells differ from the parent cell.
c)
Material from one cell is broken into two cells.
d)
One cell divides into four exact cells.
3.
Which is a characteristic of a virus?
a)
obtains energy from sunlight
b)
responds to light and temperature
c)
doesn't contain DNA
d)
reproduces only within other cells
4.
Which is the simplest type of organism on Earth?
a)
protists
b)
bacteria
c)
viruses
d)
parasites
5.
Archaea that can survive only in extreme temperatures are the
a)
methanogens
b)
halophiles
c)
thermophiles
d)
bacteria
6.
A weakened viral or bacterial disease that is injected into the body is
a)
a filter
b)
a diatom
c)
a bacteriophage
d)
a vaccine
7.
Which group of protists absorbs food from their environment?
a)
diatoms
b)
molds
c)
protozoa
d)
plankton
8.
How are bacteria harmful to humans?
a)
They cause disease.
b)
They aren't harmful.
9.
What are plankton?
a)
Protists and tiny animals that drift in the water.
b)
Multicellular and single-celled protists that use sunlight as an energy source.
c)
Protists that eat other organisms, or decaying parts of other organisms.
d)
The simplest life known on Earth.
10.
What are algae?
a)
Protists and tiny animals that drift in the water.
b)
Multicellular and single-celled protists that use sunlight as an energy source.
c)
Protists that eat other organisms, or decaying parts of other organisms.
d)
The simplest life known on Earth.
11.
What are protozoa?
a)
Protists and tiny animals that drift in the water.
b)
Multicellular and single-celled protists that use sunlight as an energy source.
c)
Protists that eat other organisms, or decaying parts of other organisms.
d)
The simplest life known on Earth.
12.
Bacteria can be found in the following shapes EXCEPT
a)
spiral
b)
rod
c)
round
d)
spherical
13.
What is a virus?
a)
very small organisms
b)
small collection of genetic material
c)
groups of organisms
d)
single-celled organisms reproduce
14.
What are halophiles?
a)
singled-celled organisms that can survive in a large range of environments
b)
produce methane and die when exposed to oxygen
c)
live in very salty lakes and ponds
d)
thrive in extreme heat or cold
15.
What are producers?
a)
transform energy from sunlight into energy that can be used by cells
b)
get energy by breaking down materials in dead or decaying organisms.
c)
live in very close relationsips either inside or on the surface of other organisms
16.
What are decomposers?
a)
transform energy from sunlight into energy that can be used by cells
b)
get energy by breaking down materials in dead or decaying organisms.
c)
live in very close relationsips either inside or on the surface of other organisms
17.
What are parasites?
a)
transform energy from sunlight into energy that can be used by cells
b)
get energy by breaking down materials in dead or decaying organisms.
c)
live in very close relationsips either inside or on the surface of other organisms
18.
Allow the paramecium to move ad capture food.
a)
Cilia
b)
oral groove
c)
cell membrane
d)
large nucleus
19.
Allow algae to move.
a)
flagella
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
20.
Most protists live in
a)
water
b)
land
c)
mountains
d)
water/land
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