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Characteristics of life and cell theory quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basic unit of life describes what?

a)

tissue

b)

organ

c)

cell

d)

organism

2.

When the fire alarm goes off that is considered a what?

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

organism

d)

loud noise

3.

When you hear the fire alarm go off and you jump up from your seat, that is considered what?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Organism

d)

Jumpy behavior

4.

Only one parent is needed for what kind of reproduction?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Divisional

d)

Multiple

5.

When two parents are needed for reproduction to occur we call this?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Divisional

d)

Multiple

6.

When a frog changes from an egg to an adult frog, we call this process what?

a)

Growth

b)

Development

c)

Reproduction

d)

Responding

7.

Photosynthesis occurs in what kind of organism?

a)

Tree

b)

Chicken

c)

Human

d)

Algae

e)

Flower

8.

Dogs eat other plants and animals, this would make them what?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Ekaryotic

d)

Prokaryotic

9.

Organisms must be able to remain just the right temperature, have enough water, and consume the right amount of food to survive. What do we call this?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Reproduction

d)

Needs

10.

Which of these are characteristics that all living things must have?

a)

Have cells

b)

Go through photosynthesis

c)

Use energy

d)

Reproduce

e)

Move from place to place

11.

Multicellular means what?

a)

One cell

b)

no cells

c)

many cells

d)

more than one cell

12.

Which of these are chemical processes that living things must go through in order to survive?

a)

Digestion

b)

Excretion

c)

Ingestion

d)

Respiration

e)

Photosynthesis

13.

What is passed down from parent to offspring, that makes an organism what they are?

a)

Cells

b)

Nucleus

c)

DNA

d)

Nothing

14.

Protozoa, Archae, and Bacteria are all what?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Unicellular

d)

Multicellular

15.

What did Hooke name his discovery?

a)

Cork

b)

Cells

c)

Bark

d)

Monks

16.

Who studied small animals under a microscope he designed?

a)

Hook

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Van Leuwenhoek

17.

Schleiden studied which organism most?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

18.

Schwann studied which organism the most?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

19.

Who came up with the third part of the cell theory?

a)

Hooke

b)

Schleiden

c)

Virchow

d)

Schwann

20.

True or false? All cells contain a nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or false? Cells are the basic unit of life

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or false? All organisms are made of cells

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false? All cells must come from cells that already exist

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or false? From smallest to largest we say: cell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or false? From smallest to largest we say: cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

a)

True

b)

False

26.

How do we know an organism belongs to a specific species?

a)

It can go through photosynthesis

b)

It can make its own food

c)

It can successfully breed

d)

It can move from place to place

27.

True or false? A community is made up of the same species in the same area

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or false? A population is made up from different species living in an area

a)

True

b)

False