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[Study Guide] Unit 1 (Moore)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type of science picture below:

a)

dichotomous key

b)

cladogram

c)

chart

d)

taxonomy

2.

Identify the name of this science picture below:

a)

dichotomous key

b)

cladogram

c)

line graph

d)

taxonomy

3.

Identify the organism by using the dichotomous key pictured below:

a)

Great white

b)

Cow shark

c)

Saw shark

d)

Hammerhead

4.

What is the smallest unit of life and basic building block of living things?

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

nucleus

d)

elements

5.

What is the ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

homeostasis

c)

internal temperature

d)

internal control

6.

What is the term for organisms made of two or more cells?

a)

organism

b)

unicellular

c)

multicellular

d)

protists

7.

What is the term that labels something that is living and has ALL of the characteristics of life?

a)

organism

b)

protists

c)

fungi

d)

multicellular

8.

What is the term for organisms made of only one cell?

a)

algae

b)

plant cells

c)

colonies

d)

unicellular

9.

What is the naming system that gives each organism a two-part scientific name?

a)

scientific method

b)

metric system

c)

binomial nomeclature

d)

cladogram system

10.

How would you indicate a scientific, handwritten name?

a)

Bold both names

b)

Italicize both names

c)

Underline both names

d)

Capitalize both names

11.

The classification category that ranks above phylum but below domain.

a)

kingdom

b)

class

c)

family

d)

genus

e)

phylum

12.

A group of organisms that have similar traits and produce fertile offspring.

a)

kingdom

b)

class

c)

family

d)

genus

e)

species

13.

Which characteristic of life refers to a stable, internal environment?

a)

stimuli

b)

reproduction

c)

homeostasis

d)

organization

14.

Scientific names are made by using both the genus and species name of the organism.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The correct way to write a scientific name that's typed is to capitalize the first letter of both names and to UNDERLINE both names.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

There are a total of 7 kingdoms of organisms.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the following is not a kingdom?

a)

bacteria

b)

animalia

c)

plantae

d)

viruses

e)

fungi

18.

The term for responding to changes in the environment.

a)

stimuli

b)

adaptation

c)

mutation

d)

homeostasis

19.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

a)

running

b)

reproduction

c)

response to stimuli

d)

uses energy

20.

Who was the Swedish scientist who created the method of classification we use today?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Linnaeus

d)

Leonardo Da Vinci

21.

Name the part of the microscope

a)

coarse adjestment

b)

base

c)

stage clip

d)

eyepiece

22.

Name the part of the microscope

a)

objective lens

b)

base

c)

fine adjustment knob

d)

eye piece

23.

Name the part of the microscope

a)

eyepiece

b)

arm

c)

base

d)

coarse adjustment knob

24.

Name the part of the microscope

a)

eyepiece

b)

arm

c)

base

d)

coarse adjustment know

25.

How many parts does the scientific method contain?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

26.

What part of the scientific method uses graphs, pictures, or charts?

a)

hypothesis

b)

data

c)

conclusion

d)

question

27.

What are the 3 word the hypothesis should contain?

a)

Mother...May...I

b)

If...they...will

c)

If...then...know

d)

If...then...because

28.

The part of the experiment that I can change is called______

a)

dependent variable

b)

constant

c)

independent variable

d)

experiment

29.

The part of the experiment that I measure is called ______

a)

dependent variable

b)

constant

c)

independent variable

d)

experiment

30.

Which is the correct order of taxonomy for living things?

a)

kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, species, genus

b)

species, genus, kingdom, order, family, phylum, class

c)

species, genus, class, order, family, phylum, kingdom

d)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species