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WorksheetsCh. 8- Life's Structure and Classification
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following includes only characteristics of living organisms?
a)
moves, reproduces, grows, consumes food
b)
moves, reproduces, breathes, obtains and uses energy
c)
responds to stimuli, reproduces, grows and develops, obtains and uses resources for energy
d)
responds to stimuli, breathes, grows and develops, obtains and uses resources for energy
2.
All organisms have names that include
a)
class and order
b)
order and family
c)
genus and species
3.
Binomial nomenclature makes it easier for scientists to communicate because ...
a)
everyone speaks latin
b)
everyone uses the same scientific name
c)
everyone knows all the animals
d)
its fun to call organisms by name
4.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class ...what comes next?
a)
genus
b)
species
c)
family
d)
order
5.
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
6.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
7.
The ___ is the basic unit of sturucture and function of organisms
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
matter
d)
all other answers are correct
8.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
all cells come from preexisting cells
b)
bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
humans are multicellular
9.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
pipette
10.
The _________ holds the dna for the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
smooth ER
c)
rough ER
d)
nucleus
11.
What creates the protein for the cell?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Nucleus
c)
Golgi bodies
d)
Ribosomes
12.
Jelly-like material that makes up most of the cell
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cyclops
d)
cytoliquid
13.
_________ ship and package materials
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Smooth endoplasmic reticulim
14.
The _____________ carries the proteins though the cell.
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
smooth endplasmic reticulum
d)
rough endoplasmic reticulum
15.
What gives instructions to the cells?
a)
DNA
b)
PNA
c)
MBA
d)
NBA
16.
Which cells are more rectangular in shape?
a)
animal
b)
plant
17.
Which type of cell has a true membrane-bound nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
18.
What are the simplest cells in existence?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
19.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
20.
Viruses can reproduce on their own
a)
False
b)
True
c)
Sometimes
21.
What part of the phage is the DNA?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Number 3
a)
Ocular Lens
b)
Objective Lens
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Base
23.
Number 8
a)
Base
b)
Stage
c)
Tube
d)
Arm
24.
Number 4
a)
Stages
b)
Arms
c)
Stage Clips
d)
Ocular Lens
25.
Number 10
a)
Stage
b)
Stage Clips
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Base
26.
Number 12
a)
Course Adjustment
b)
Fine Adjustment
c)
Small Adjuster
d)
Large Adjuster
27.
Number 11
a)
Course Adjustment
b)
Fine Adjustment
c)
Small Adjuster
d)
Large Adjuster
28.
Number 5
a)
Knob
b)
Ocular Lens
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Objective Lens
29.
Number 6
a)
Insulator
b)
Objective Lens
c)
Ocular Lens
d)
Light
30.
Number 13
a)
Arm
b)
Light
c)
Base
d)
Stand
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