WorksheetsChapter 1 plants to bacteria
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
2.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
3.
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
4.
Which term is synonymous (means the same thing) with producer?
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
5.
Which term is synonymous (means the same thing) with consumer?
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
6.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
7.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
8.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
9.
What is the basic building block of a structure and an organism
a)
cells
b)
bacteria
c)
response
d)
autotrophs
10.
Unicellular has how many cells
a)
1
b)
1+
c)
10+
d)
100+
11.
Multicellular is made of many cells
a)
True
b)
False
12.
a change in an organism's surroundings is called what...
a)
development
b)
response
c)
stimulus
d)
cells
13.
an action or behavior an organism takes when it reacts to a stimulus
a)
response
b)
unicellular
c)
multicellular
d)
organism
14.
Food, water, living space, and stable internal conditions are the basic need to survive ?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Living things arise from living things
a)
True
b)
False
16.
grouping of things based on their similarities
a)
Classification
b)
taxonomy
c)
organization
d)
collecting
17.
The scientific study of how living things are classified is called
a)
classification
b)
organization
c)
taxonomy
d)
people
18.
How many names make up a scientific name
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
19.
First part of the scientific name is ...
a)
genus
b)
species
20.
Second part of the scientific name is ...
a)
genus
b)
species
21.
Scientist classify organism in order to make them easier to study
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which classification has the largest range of animals
a)
domain
b)
species
c)
genus
d)
class
23.
How many levels of classification are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
24.
A book with pictures that shows the difference among similar organism is a ...
a)
field guide
b)
taxonomic key
c)
classification
d)
people
25.
The process by which species gradually change over time is called...
a)
ancestor
b)
evolution
c)
species
26.
Some living things are similar bc they share a common
a)
evolution
b)
species
c)
ancestor
27.
Bacteria are made up of how many cells?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
29.
Which one of these are NOT one of the six characteristics of a living thing?
a)
Composed to chemicals
b)
Using energy
c)
Getting a life
d)
Reproducing
30.
Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
31.
Living things require energy to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Living things do all the following EXCEPT:
a)
Respond to stimulus
b)
Grow and develop
c)
Maintain homeostasis
d)
They do not change
33.
Any living thing is called an
a)
organ
b)
organization
c)
organism
34.
What is reproducing?
a)
To make offspring similar to the parents
b)
To eat
c)
To read
d)
To do homework
35.
Living things have to have MORE THAN one cell.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
All living things grow and develop.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is the balancing of an organism’s internal environment to keep conditions suitable ?
a)
stimulus
b)
multicellular
c)
cell
d)
Homeostasis
38.
This scientist used flies and meat to determine how maggots were created.
a)
Redi
b)
Leeuwenhoek
c)
Needham
d)
Spallanzani
39.
Which scientist designed a special flask that allowed air in but kept microbes out and once and for all disproved spontaneous generation?
a)
Redi
b)
Needham
c)
Spallanzani
d)
Pasteur
40.
Do scientists today believe the theory of spontaneous generation?
a)
Yes
b)
No
41.
All living things grow and change.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
43.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature for homeostasis
d)
regulate blood pressure
44.
Which of these is NOT a chemical of life?
a)
nucleic acid
b)
lipids
c)
water
d)
carbohydrate
45.
Vibrations felt along a floor that causes an insect to fly would be considered a
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
spontaneous generation
d)
coincidence
46.
In a controlled experiment
a)
only one factor is changed
b)
only two factors are changed
c)
nothing is changed
d)
Everything changes
47.
Reproduction involving only one parent is called
a)
monosexual
b)
sexual
c)
unfortunate
d)
asexual
48.
Growth means
a)
producing a more complex organism
b)
getting bigger
c)
continuous learning
d)
becoming mature
49.
You flip on the lights and a cockroach scurries under the baseboard. The light was a
a)
response
b)
form of metabolism
c)
stimulus
d)
shelter
50.
What is an organism?
a)
a living thing that has a vertebrate
b)
any living thing (animals and plants)
c)
an animal without a backbone
d)
a plant that produces flowers
51.
What are the two main groups of animals?
a)
flowering and nonflowering
b)
vertebrates and invertebrates
c)
land animals and ocean animals
52.
Which of the following is an invertebrate?
a)
b)
c)
d)
53.
Which is NOT an invertebrate?
a)
b)
c)
d)
54.
Which of the following is a reptile?
a)
b)
c)
d)
55.
A vertebrate that breathes with lungs; has fur or hair; nurses babies with milk
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
amphibian
d)
reptile
56.
A vertebrate that has gills when it's young, but lungs when it's an adult; has smooth, moist skin; lays eggs
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
bird
d)
fish
57.
Which of the following is an amphibian?
a)
b)
c)
d)
58.
A vertebrate that has gills to breathe; lays eggs; has scales and fins
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
fish
59.
Which is NOT a mammal?
a)
b)
c)
60.
What level of classification of living things is below the Kingdom Level?
a)
Domain
b)
Phylum
c)
Genus
d)
Species
61.
The scientific process of placing organism into groups based on their similarities is called ____________________.
a)
Categorizing
b)
Grouping
c)
Classifying
d)
Declassifying
62.
What tool do scientist use to classify living things?
a)
Rubric
b)
Answer Key
c)
Dichotomous Key
d)
Ruler
63.
____________________ is a group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring.
a)
Genus
b)
Phlyum
c)
Kingdom
d)
Species
64.
What are the 5 classes of vertebrates?
a)
Birds, Dogs, Cats, Fish, Insects
b)
4 legged, 2 legged, Fish, Birds, Insects
c)
Reptiles, Amphibians,Birds, Fish, Mammals
d)
Reptiles, Arthropods, Arachnids, Insects, Mammals
65.
What is the largest phylum of animals?
a)
Mollusks
b)
Mammals
c)
Arthropods
d)
Vertebrates
66.
What is a tool scientists use to identify unknown organisms that consists of a series of questions?
a)
Hammer
b)
Dichotomous key
c)
balance scale
d)
Encyclopedia
67.
Which of the following characteristics are NOT required to be in the animal kingdom?
a)
Moves around on its own for all or part of its life
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Multicellular
d)
Cannot make its own food
68.
Birds are cold-blooded.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Which list is in the correct order?
a)
Kingdom, class, phylum, order, genus, family, species
b)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
c)
Class, phylum, kingdom, order, species, family, genus
d)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species
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