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Explorations 50 - 58

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism composed of a single cell is called
a)
A cell
b)
An organism
c)
Multicellular
d)
Unicellular
2.

Which is most essential to life?

a)

Salt

b)

Oil

c)

Water

d)

Sugar

3.
What is homeostasis? 
a)
Food
b)
Shelter
c)
Stable internal conditions
d)
Stable external conditions
4.
Which of the following is NOT an organism?
a)
Cats
b)
Virus
c)
Strawberries
d)
Cell phone
5.
What characteristics do all living things share? 
a)
They breathe oxygen
b)
They develop
c)
They make noise 
d)
They have faces 
6.
Organisms that have the ability to make their own food through chemical reaction are known as?
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
carnivores
d)
herbivores
7.
Organisms that rely on other organisms has a food source are known as
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
mooches
d)
carnivores
8.

What is an organism?

a)

a car

b)

a nonliving thing

c)

a living thing

d)

a rock

9.

What does it mean if a cell is Eukaryotic?

a)

It's cold blooded

b)

It's warm blooded

c)

It has a nucleus

d)

It has no nucleus

10.

What are the levels of classification from least specific to most specific?

a)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family, Species

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species

11.

What is the system for naming organisms with a unique, two part scientific name that indicates its genus and species?

a)

Taxonomy name

b)

Classification

c)

Binomial Naming System

d)

Binomial Nomenclature

12.

An animal with NO backbone is called a(n)

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

13.

The kingdom that can be helpful/harmful and be found everywhere is called?

a)

Archaebacteria (or Archaea)

b)

Eubacteria (or Bacteria)

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

14.

The kingdom that can survive in extreme habitats is called

a)

Archaebacteria (or Archaea)

b)

Eubacteria (or Bacteria)

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

15.

The kingdom that has cells with no cell walls and eats other organisms to survive is

a)

Archeabacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

16.

An autotroph is an organism that

a)

Eats other organisms to survive

b)

Creates its own food through photosynthesis

c)

Buys its food at a store

d)

Creates its own food through decomposing

17.

What is the LEAST specific taxonomic division?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Genus

d)

Species

18.
An organism composed of a single cell is called
a)
A cell
b)
An organism
c)
Multicellular
d)
Unicellular
19.
What is taxonomy?
a)
A little saying to help you remember the first letter of multiple words in a row
b)
A song to help you remember how to 
c)
The study of how living things change over time 
d)
The study of how living things are classified 
20.
What is the system for naming organisms with a unique, two part scientific name that indicates its genus and species?
a)
Naming
b)
Classification
c)
Binomial Naming System 
d)
Binomial Nomenclature 
21.

Which of the following kingdoms live in an extreme environment?

a)

Protista

b)

Plantae

c)

Eubacteria (or Bacteria)

d)

Archaebacteria (or Archaea)

22.

Which of the following eats through decomposing dead organisms?

a)

Protista

b)

Archaebacteria (or Archaea)

c)

Eubacteria (or Bacteria)

d)

Fungi

23.

Which characteristic identifies kingdom archaea?

a)

Helpful/Harmful

b)

Eats other organisms for nutrition

c)

Live in polar ice caps

d)

Lead a "double life"

24.

Which characteristic identifies plantae?

a)

Lives in polar ice caps

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cold Blooded

25.

"Multicellular" is another term meaning

a)

No cells

b)

One cell

c)

Two cells

d)

Many cells

26.

When you use a taxonomic key, you

a)

Go down the list and answer every question until you get to the binomial nomenclature

b)

Read question one and follow where it tells you to go until you get to the binomial nomenclature

c)

Ignore question #1 and move to the last question

d)

Find the domain of the organism

27.

Scientists use classification systems to separate organisms into groups because

a)

it makes them easier to study.

b)

it makes them impossible to identify.

c)

they can then change the name any time they want.

d)

they use the organisms for experiments.

28.

True or False: Humans are autotrophs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

What is the organism named?

a)

centipede

b)

psuedoscorpion

c)

tick

d)

spider

30.

Check all the organisms that belong in kingdom animalia.

a)

shark

b)

lion

c)

seahorse

d)

bird

31.

What does it mean if a cell is Eukaryotic?

a)

It's cold blooded

b)

It's warm blooded

c)

It has a nucleus

d)

It has no nucleus

32.

Which of the following is an autotroph?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Humans

c)

Algae

d)

Coral

33.

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom?

a)

Archaea (Archaebacteria)

b)

Fungi

c)

Mammals

d)

Animalia

34.

An animal with NO backbone is called a(n)

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Vertebra

c)

Invertebrate

d)

Invertebra

35.

In the domain Eukarya, the organisms

a)

Are warm blooded

b)

Are cold blooded

c)

Have a nucleus

d)

Have NO nucleus

36.

An autotroph is an animal that

a)

Eats other organisms to survive

b)

Creates its own food through photosynthesis

c)

Buys its food at a store

d)

Creates its own food through decomposing

37.

Which of the following organisms belong to the same kingdom?

a)

tree

b)

sponges

c)

mushroom

d)

grass

38.

Scientists use classification systems to separate organisms into groups because

a)

it makes them easier to study.

b)

it makes them impossible to identify.

c)

they can then change the name any time they want.

d)

they use the organisms for experiments.

39.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Mammal

40.

Which is the broadest classification level of living things?

a)

Domain

b)

Species

c)

Class

d)

Phylum