WorksheetsLS Chapter 2 Characteristics and Classification of Life
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fertilization, growth, reproduction, and death are
a)
characteristics of life
b)
steps of a life cycle
c)
functions of cells
d)
molecules of life
2.
Successive means
a)
successful, prosperous
b)
out of order, mixed
c)
one after the other, in order
d)
righteous, honorable
3.
When God created living things, He commanded them to "______________ after their own kind".
a)
reproduce
b)
follow
c)
migrate
d)
evolve
4.
A _________ is the smallest living unit of an organism.
a)
bacteria
b)
molecule
c)
atom
d)
cell
5.
The jelly-like material inside of a cell is called
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cytology
c)
chromosomes
d)
nucleus
6.
Organic compounds are
a)
substances that have oxygen in them
b)
substances that have carbon in them
c)
substances that are toxin-free
d)
substances that have not been exposed to antibiotics
7.
Organisms made of only one cell are called ________.
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
8.
Dogs, plants, and fungi are all
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
9.
Bacteria, many algae, and protozoans are
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
10.
All living things need __________ to survive.
a)
food
b)
friends
c)
energy
d)
sunlight
11.
Reproduce, grow, use energy, respond to the environment, have life cycles, and made of cells are in which list?
a)
functions of cells
b)
stages of a life cycle
c)
characteristics of living things
d)
molecules of life
12.
When cells perform tasks that no other cells perform, they are ____________.
a)
specialists
b)
specialized
c)
multicellular
d)
unicellular
13.
Who is the English scientist who named the cell?
a)
Antoinne LaVoissier
b)
Schleiden and Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
14.
What did Schleiden and Schwann do?
a)
cell theory
b)
characteristics of life
c)
atomic theory
d)
molecules of life
15.
Which is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells come from preexisting cells
b)
All cells have similar structure, but different function
c)
All living things are made of cells and the products of cells
d)
Cells perform the functions of living things
16.
All cells use energy, manufacture materials, respond to the environment, and reproduce. This is a list of
a)
characteristics of life
b)
cellular functions
c)
molecules of life
d)
cell theory
17.
The pH of a substance
a)
indicates the amount of protein it contains
b)
indicates the power of helium
c)
indicates the amount of glucose it contains
d)
indicates how acidic or basic it is
18.
The pH scale goes from
a)
0-7
b)
7-14
c)
0-14
19.
What units are smaller than a cell?
a)
atoms
b)
molecules
c)
subatomic particles
d)
all of the above
20.
The molecules of life are
a)
proteins, nucleic acids, cellulose, carbohydrate
b)
carbohydrate, proteins, nucleotides, glucose
c)
nucleic acids, carbohydrate, proteins, lipids
d)
fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleic acids
21.
Which is NOT an example of a carbohydrate?
a)
cellulose
b)
enzyme
c)
glycogen
d)
starch
22.
Cellulose is found
a)
in animal cells
b)
in plant cell walls
c)
in DNA
d)
in amino acids
23.
Glucose
a)
is a simple sugar
b)
is a carbohydrate
c)
can be linked chemically together to form complex sugars
d)
all of the above
24.
Glycogen
a)
is a carbohydrate storage molecule in plants
b)
is a carbohydrate storage molecule in animals
c)
is a fat storage molecule in plants
d)
is a fat storage molecule in animals
25.
Starch
a)
is a carbohydrate storage molecule found in plants
b)
is a carbohydrate storage molecule found in animals
c)
is a fat storage molecule found in plants
d)
is a fat storage molecule found in animals
26.
Which is NOT a use of cellulose?
a)
enzymes
b)
paper
c)
cellophane
d)
cloth
27.
Energy storage and membrane structure are two very important functions of ________.
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
28.
Proteins
a)
are involved in your immune system
b)
serve as building blocks for parts of the cell
c)
regulate many life-supporting processes in the cell
d)
all of the above
29.
Proteins are made of __________.
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleic acids
c)
nucleotides
d)
monosaccharides
30.
If the order of the amino acids is changed, a different protein is made.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
How does the cell know which amino acids go in which order to make a protein?
a)
the information stored in the RNA
b)
the information stored in the cytoplasm
c)
the information stored in the DNA
d)
the information stored in the ribosome
32.
The smaller molecules that make up nucleic acids are called
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
ribonucleic acid
d)
proteins
33.
DNA and RNA are both
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
34.
DNA helps to make proteins by "reading" the RNA code.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
To arrange things into groups is to
a)
generalize
b)
classify
c)
approve
d)
correlate
36.
The science of classifying living things is
a)
organization
b)
classification
c)
toxicology
d)
taxonomy
37.
When you learn something about individuals, you can also learn something about the whole group.
a)
generalization
b)
classification
c)
organization
d)
imitation
38.
Classification of living organisms is important
a)
for confusing science students
b)
for determining Biblical kind
c)
for finding information only
d)
for generalization and for finding information
39.
Who proposed the system of classification that we use today?
a)
Schleiden and Schwann
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Antoinne Lavoissier
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
40.
The seven levels of the classification system from largest to smallest are as follows:
a)
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
c)
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
d)
species, genus, family, class, order, phylum, kingdom
41.
Each level of the classification system is called a
a)
tribe
b)
group
c)
taxon
d)
phylum
42.
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria, Plantae and Fungi,
Protista and Animalia are
Protista and Animalia are
a)
classifications
b)
phyla
c)
kingdoms
d)
populations
43.
The classification currently used in the life sciences places organisms into groups based on
a)
biblical kind
b)
common ancestor
c)
scientific name
d)
physical characteristics
44.
Each organism has ______ scientific name(s).
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
45.
Each scientific name is made of what 2 parts?
a)
kingdom and phylum
b)
family and class
c)
order and genus
d)
genus and species
46.
The genus name is always
a)
capitalized
b)
lower case
47.
The species name is always
a)
capitalized
b)
lower case
48.
Scientific names are always
a)
italicized
b)
underlined
c)
italicized or underlined
d)
italicized and underlined
49.
Classification cannot be changed once the name is set.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Sometimes names need to be changed because additional data shows that a mistake has been made.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
There are no clear definitions for the various taxa in today's classification system.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Because two organisms share similar physical characteristics and are classified in the same group, they must be from a common ancestor.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
"Common ancestor" means that 2 organisms must have been related genetically at some time in the distant past.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
The Bible says that God created man by a direct act and He made them distinct and separate from all other creatures. So man could not have evolved from apes according to the Bible.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Biblical kind refers to a type of classification based on
a)
whether organisms share common physical characteristics
b)
whether organisms share genetic markers
c)
whether organisms live in the same area
d)
whether organisms can mate and produce offspring
56.
Organisms can be classified into 2 different phyla as long as the organisms share similar characteristics.
a)
True
b)
False
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