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Diversity of Life Study Guide

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many characteristics are there ?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

2.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all living things share?
a)
using energy
b)
a cellular organization
c)
response to surroundings
d)
movement
3.
A new one-celled organism is found by a scientist.  This organism is said to be 
a)
multicellular.
b)
prokaryotic.
c)
eukaryotic.
d)
unicellular.
4.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called
a)
a stimulus.
b)
a response.
c)
development. 
d)
energy.
5.
A plant grows toward the light. The plant's action is an example of 
a)
reproduction.
b)
a response.
c)
a stimulus.
d)
development. 
6.

What is a living thing ?

a)

animals

b)

organism

c)

plant

d)

none of the above

7.
Living things require energy to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Not sure
d)
Not necessary
8.
What is the balancing of an organism’s internal environment to keep conditions suitable ?
a)
stimulus
b)
multicellular
c)
cell
d)
Homeostasis
9.
What is an organism whose body is made of more than 1 cell known as?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
cell
d)
Homeostasis
10.
This picture is a good example of
a)
Growth
b)
Development
11.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
12.
Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
13.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
14.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
15.
An organism that makes their own food, usually through photosynthesis
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
metabolism
d)
multicelluar
16.
Which of the following provides heat energy to living things?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
mars
d)
mercury
17.
This is the gas that we inhale (breathe in).
a)
oxygen
b)
helium
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
neon
18.
This is the gas that we exhale (breathe out).
a)
oxygen
b)
helium
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
neon
19.
This is needed for living cells and tissues to work
a)
fire
b)
water
c)
air
d)
land
20.
The sun is the source of all ________________.
a)
power
b)
food
c)
energy
d)
life
21.
This is the hotness and coldness of a thing.
a)
thermostat
b)
freezer
c)
temperature
d)
refrigerator
22.
Where do plants get nutrients to grow?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
human
d)
trees
23.
What are the four things that all living things need to survive?
a)
Air, water, friends and sleep
b)
Air, water, food and love
c)
Air, water, food and shelter
d)
Water, food and shelter
24.
Where do animals get energy?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
water
d)
food
25.

molecules that are the building blocks of proteins

a)

amino acids

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

cellular respiration

d)

chemical reaction

26.

the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body

a)

circulatory system

b)

digestive system

c)

respiratory system

d)

glucose

27.

the body system that takes in food and breaks it down

a)

digestive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

starch

28.

The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

a)

Stimulus

b)

Metabolism

c)

Response

d)

Autotrough

29.
When a threatening situation appears, what is the name of the instinctive mechanism used by animals to protect themselves?
a)
Flight or Run
b)
Hide and Seek
c)
Fight or Flight
d)
Run and Fight
30.
A stimulus type that occurs within the organisms body is 
a)
external
b)
inside
c)
within
d)
internal
31.
What internal stimulus most likely drives a lioness to search for prey?
a)
hunger
b)
thirst
c)
stomachache
d)
headache
32.
Is light an internal or external stimulus?
a)
Internal
b)
External
33.
Which of the following is an example of an external Stimuli?
a)
Becoming dehydrated and then taking a drink of water
b)
Getting a headache and then taking Excedrin
c)
Having hunger pains and then eating a sandwich
d)
Smelling Pizza and then eating a piece
34.
Stimulus...
a)
A change that prompts an action-the cause
b)
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment (type of equilibrium or balance)
c)
How an organism reacts to a change and results in a change in behavior- the effect
d)
Constant and balanced environment
35.

A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Homeostasis

36.

What is the idea that life can arise form nonliving material?

a)

biogenesis

b)

evolution

c)

spontaneous combustion

d)

spontaneous generation

37.

Who was the first scientist to try to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation?

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Pasteur

38.

What piece of equipment did Pasteur use in his experiment which allowed air to enter but trapped the dust particles in the air?

a)

microscope

b)

Erlynmeyer flask

c)

Swan-neck flask

d)

Wide mouth beaker

39.
One container went straight up and bacteria could fall right in, the other container had ______.
a)
curved neck and no bacteria could enter
b)
curved neck and bacteria could enter
c)
a straight neck and no bacteria could enter
40.
Which terms best describe heterotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
41.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
42.
What is another name to describe a heterotroph?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
43.
What is an autotroph?
a)
an organism that can make their own food. 
b)
an organism that cannot make their own food
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
44.

BUNNY

a)

AUTOTROPH

b)

HETEROTROPH

c)

AUTOPHOTOTROPH

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

45.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
46.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
47.
What are the 7 levels of classification, listed in order from most specific to least specific?
a)
a.  Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species 
b)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species 
c)
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
d)
Species, genus, order, class, family, phylum, kingdom 
48.
What is the study of classification called?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Geology
c)
Anatomy
d)
Geometry
49.
The two parts of a scientific name are the species name and the ______ name.
a)
Phylum
b)
Genus 
c)
Kingdom
d)
Order
50.
Kim is studying two types of chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Based on their names, Kim can conclude that the two types of chimpanzees belong to
a)
Different genera (genera = plural for genus)
b)
Different species 
c)
Different kingdoms 
d)
The same species 
51.
The science of classifying objects
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Classificthesaurus
c)
Genetics
d)
Biology
52.
The Baltomore Oriole has the scientific name: Icterus galbula. What taxonomic levels do the scientific name include? 
a)
Genus and species
b)
Phylum and genus
c)
Kingdom and phylum
d)
Class and species
53.
Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?
a)
human
b)
grey wolf
c)
tiger snake
d)
monarch butterfly
54.
Which organism in the table shown is most closely related to the common dolphin?
a)
human
b)
killer whale
c)
giant kelp
d)
bat star
55.
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
56.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
57.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
58.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
59.
Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nmenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
60.
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
a)
species, genus
b)
phylum, order
c)
class, spices
d)
genus, species
61.
The term used to describe the scientific study of how living things are classified.  
a)
Classification
b)
Organization
c)
Domain
d)
Taxonomy 
62.
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia that consume other organisms are called_____________. 
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Heterotrophs
c)
Prokaryotes
d)
Autotrophs
63.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
64.
______ is important to survive in the environment.
a)
Variability
b)
Survival
c)
Niches
d)
Intelligence
65.
Blending in with the environment is - 
a)
natural selection
b)
imitation
c)
mimicry
d)
camouflage
66.
A series of questions used to identify an organisms, is called?
a)
a cladogram
b)
a field guide
c)
a dichotomous key
d)
a phylogentic tree
67.
Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
a)
Order
b)
Family
c)
Class
d)
Species
68.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
69.
Which type of cell has no nucleus?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Animal
d)
Plant
70.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
Mixed
71.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
72.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
73.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

74.

PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA

d)

ribosomes

75.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

76.

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Which of the following provides evidence for the hypothesis that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes.

a)

prokaryotes are more complex

b)

prokaryotes have no nucleus and fewer genes

c)

eukaryotes are multicellular which makes them simpler

d)

prokaryotes grow into eukaryotes

77.

And this is..........?

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

78.
multicellular
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
79.
______ make protein for the cell.  
a)
Nuclei
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Vacuoles 
80.

Which is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?

a)

single-celled

b)

prokaryotic (no nucleus)

c)

decomposer

d)

multi-celled

81.

Which is NOT an ideal condition for bacteria to grow?

a)

warm

b)

moist

c)

cool

d)

dark places with a food supply

82.

Bacteria divides into two identical cells through the process of....

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

spore production

83.

What do we call an environment free of bacteria?

a)

infected

b)

empty

c)

sterile

d)

clean

84.

Bacteria are found in many different shapes. What are the 3 most common shapes of bacteria.

a)

rod, sphere, spiral

b)

square sphere, spiral

c)

spiral, rectangle, sphere

85.

Which cell type is larger, organized and has a nucleus?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

86.

Which cell type is smaller, unorganized, and has no nucleus?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

87.

What's the difference between archaea and bacteria?

a)

There is no difference.

b)

Archaea is single celled and bacteria is multi-celled.

c)

Archaea is less common and bacteria is found everywhere

88.

Which statement is FALSE.

a)

Bacteria improves brain function.

b)

Bacteria helps us digest food.

c)

Bacteria can cause tooth decay.

89.

What does it mean when I say, "The milk has been pasteurized?"

a)

It has been frozen.

b)

The cows have been fed grass in a pasture.

c)

The milk has been heated to a high temperature to kill bacteria.

d)

The cows have been treated with antibiotics to produce healthy milk.

90.

How would you describe a vaccination?

a)

The doctor gives you a shot with someone else's blood who has fought off that disease before.

b)

You are given a pill to boost your immune system.

c)

Being injected with a weak form of the germ for your body to memorize for future prevention.

d)

You are given antibiotics ahead of time so that you won't get infected.

91.

Which of these is NOT caused by bacteria?

a)

Flu

b)

Food Poison

c)

Lyme Disease

92.
Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Charles Barkley
d)
Isaac Newton
93.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
94.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
95.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
96.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
97.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
98.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
99.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
100.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
101.
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):
a)
hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
cause and effect
d)
scientific theory
102.
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring is called a species.  
a)
True  
b)
False
103.
Branching Tree diagrams are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.
a)
shared
b)
different
c)
similar
d)
opposite
104.

On a branching tree diagram, which characteristics probably developed the earliest?

a)

The characteristics highest on a branching tree diagram probably developed earliest.

b)

The characteristics lowest on a branching tree diagram probably developed latest.

c)

The characteristics are variable

d)

The characteristics lowest on a branching tree diagram probably developed earliest.

105.

What are two methods scientists use to determine the evolutionary history of a species?

a)

Structure of branch tree and the chemical makeup of organisms' cells

b)

Structure of organisms and the chemical makeup of organisms' cells

c)

They just observe what they appear like.

d)

Structure of organisms and how organisms put on some makeup

106.

A characteristic exhibited by all organisms in a group

a)

Shared derived characteristic

b)

Convergent evolution

c)

Branching tree diagram

d)

Theory of evolution

107.

A process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar characteristics

a)

Shared derived Characteristic

b)

Convergent evolution

c)

Divergent evolution

d)

Brenching Tree diagram

108.

A characteristic exhibited by all organisms in a group

a)

Shared derived characteristic

b)

Convergent evolution

c)

Branching tree diagram

d)

Theory of evolution

109.

A way to show probable evolutionary relationships and the order in which specific characteristics may have developed

a)

Shared Derived Characteristic

b)

Convergent Evolution

c)

Branching Tree Diagram

d)

Divergent Evolution

110.

A characteristic exhibited by all organisms in a group

a)

Shared derived characteristic

b)

Convergent evolution

c)

Branching tree diagram

d)

Theory of evolution

111.

What are two methods scientists use to determine the evolutionary history of a species?

a)

Structure of branch tree and the chemical makeup of organisms' cells

b)

Structure of organisms and the chemical makeup of organisms' cells

c)

They just observe what they appear like.

d)

Structure of organisms and how organisms put on some makeup

112.
10. Plants prepare their food through the process called _______________
a)
plant giving
b)
oxygen
c)
sunlight 
d)
photosynthesis
113.

Where is chlorophyll found in a plant cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cell wall

114.

What waste gas is produced by photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Argon

d)

Oxygen

115.

What provides the energy to allow chlorophyll to do photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Heat

c)

Visible light

d)

Oxygen

116.
Sac within the cytoplasm that is full of fluid; plants have one large; stores food, water, etc.
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
lysosome
d)
ribosome
117.
To slow down the loss of water, a plant's body is covered with __________.
a)
puss
b)
cuticle
c)
mosses
d)
rhizoids
118.
Binomial nomenclature is a system for __________.
a)
reproduction
b)
classification
c)
cellular respiration
d)
none of these
119.
This structure is the ____ which absorbs sunlight, carbon dioxide and water and converts them into glucose during photosynthesis.
a)
chloroplast
b)
chlorophyll
c)
nucleus
d)
DNA
120.

Rhizoid is:

a)

a thick stem which grows underground.

b)

a root structure with fine fibres like hairs.

121.

____________ is a nonvascular plant.

a)

Sunflower

b)

Embryo

c)

Moss

d)

Conifers

122.

Mosses get water through rootlike threads called

a)

Conifer

b)

Spores

c)

Rhizoids

d)

Frond

123.
A ___________ is a large, feathery leaf of a fern.
a)
sori
b)
frond
c)
spore
d)
rhizoid
124.
ferns and mosses reproduce by
a)
seeds
b)
spores
125.
These type of plants have true roots, leaves, and stems
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
126.
what a seedless plant reproduces by
a)
spore
b)
dicot
c)
rhizoid
d)
embryo
127.
A _____________ plant has tubelike cells
a)
nonvascular
b)
humus
c)
vascular
d)
rhizoid
128.
What does xylem carry up the stem?
a)
Water
b)
Nutrients
c)
Water and Nutrients
d)
None of the above
129.
What does phloem carry up the stem
a)
Sugar
b)
Water
c)
Oxygen
d)
All of the above
130.
Root hairs are...
a)
Mycorrhizal fungi
b)
Phloem tissue
c)
Hairs to help with absorption
131.
What are guard cells?
a)
Cells that regulate photosynthesis
b)
Cells that push nutrients and water up xylem
c)
Cells that turn sunlight into energy
d)
Cells that regulate water loss
132.
How is the age of a tree determined?
a)
The height
b)
The leaves
c)
The xylem rings
d)
The phloem inside the trunk
133.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
134.
Plants that have their seeds in pods.
a)
legumes
b)
angiosperms
c)
gymnosperms
d)
dicots
135.
The structures containing female reproductive cells.
a)
seeds
b)
style
c)
gametes
d)
anthers
136.
Where do angiosperms produce their seeds?
a)
pollen
b)
cones
c)
flowers
137.
What part of the flower produces eggs?
a)
ovary
b)
petal
c)
anther
138.
The first leaf (or leaves) are formed out of the __ 
a)
Radicle
b)
Plumule
c)
Cotyledon(s)
d)
Seed coat
139.
Monocots have __ cotyledon. 
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Depends on the plant
d)
Zero
140.
Dicots have __ cotyledon. 
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Depends
141.
For plants to carry out photosynthesis, they need all of the following EXCEPT
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
sunlight
142.
Where is a plant's food made?
a)
In the leaves
b)
In the roots
c)
In the flowers
d)
In the seeds
143.
For a seed to develop into a new plant it needs all of the following EXCEPT
a)
light
b)
water
c)
nutrients
d)
oxygen
144.
When a plant embryo starts to grow, this is called
a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)
germination
d)
growing
145.
Which statement below is TRUE
a)
Seeds dispersed far from the parent have a better chance of surviving
b)
Seeds germinate as soon as they hit the ground
c)
A plant embryo doesn't need food until it germinates
d)
Embryos don't grow roots
146.
Which part of a plant anchors it to the ground, absorbs water, and stores nutrients?
a)
leaves
b)
stems
c)
roots
d)
flowers
147.
Which part of a plant anchors it to the ground, absorbs water, and stores nutrients?
a)
leaves
b)
stems
c)
roots
d)
flowers
148.

Which equation below show photosynthesis?

a)

H2O+ O2--> C6H12O6+ CO2(w light energy)

b)

H2O + CO2 --> C6H12O6 + O2(w light energy)

c)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> H2O + CO2 (w light energy)

d)

ATP + O2 + CO2 --> H2O+C6H12O6

149.
The difference between monocots and dicots is
a)
How many cotyledons their seeds have
b)
Where their seeds grow
c)
How their seeds are dispersed
d)
How their plants are pollinated
150.
The reproductive organ of many plants.
a)
berry
b)
fruit
c)
flower
d)
leaf
151.
The energy source for the embryo.
a)
fruit
b)
cotyledon
c)
seed coat
d)
ovary
152.
Protects the embryo.
a)
cotyledon
b)
testa
c)
ovary
d)
pollen
153.
a)
B is the embryo
b)
B is the coytledon
c)
B is the stamen
d)
B is the seed coat
154.
When a seed case breaks and the plant starts to grow it is __ 
a)
Suspended animation
b)
Germinating 
c)
Pollinating 
d)
Reproducing 
155.
A plant embryo in a case is called a __ 
a)
Seed
b)
Nut
c)
Suitcase
d)
Huh?
156.
The first product of germination (that shows outside of the seed) is the __ 
a)
Radicle
b)
Cotyledon 
c)
Plumule 
d)
Seed coat
157.
After the radicle, the ___ forms the initial shoot
a)
Radicle #2
b)
Plumule
c)
Cotyledon 
d)
Dicot
158.
What does photo mean?
a)
Print
b)
Picture
c)
Make
d)
Light or Color
159.
Changes in an organisms environment that cause a response
a)
Tropism
b)
Hormone
c)
Stimuli
d)
Response
160.
A plant growing in response to the sunlight. 
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
161.
When the plant grows toward the stimuli
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
162.
When the plant responds to touch
a)
Phototropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Gravitropism
d)
Hydrotropism
163.
Hormone related to the growth of the plant in response to tropisms
a)
Auxin
b)
Cytokinins
c)
Ethylene
d)
Absisic acid
164.
A plants response to hours of darkness in its environment
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Hydrotropism
d)
Photoperiodism
165.
Venus Flytrap flower reacts to a bug. 
a)
Nastic Movement 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism