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Living things in the biosphere review for test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is true of all living things?

a)

can survive without any water

b)

can not reproduce

c)

uses energy

d)

can spontaneously reproduce

2.

What does the scientific name consist of?

a)

species and genus

b)

phylum and class

c)

kingdom and phylum

d)

genus and species

3.

Any two species in the same domain are more ____________ than any two species in different domains.

a)

evolved

b)

closely related

c)

convergently evolved

d)

adapted

4.

Would antibiotics kill a virus?

a)

Yes, because viruses have cell walls

b)

No, because viruses have a cell membrane but no cell wall

c)

No, because viruses do not have cells

d)

Yes, because viruses are living

5.

Animals and protists share something in common. How are they similar?

a)

all are nonliving

b)

all are unicellular

c)

both are eukaryotic

d)

all are producers

6.

Dogs pant and sit in shaded areas to cool themselves off on hot summer days. What need are dogs filling when they do this?

a)

getting food for energy

b)

getting water to drink

c)

finding a living space

d)

maintaining homeostasis

7.

If sugar gliders and flying squirrels are in different families, why do they look so similar?

a)

Species from different families can be closely related

b)

two unrelated species can evolve similar characteristics

c)

they are actually in the same family because classification is always evolving

d)

the two species have the same binomial nomenclature

8.

Is this a picture of an autotroph or heterotroph?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

9.

Is this a picture of a heterotroph or autotroph?

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

10.

Is this a picture of a heterotroph or autotroph?

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

11.

Is this a vascular or nonvascular plant?

a)

vascuar because it has xylem or phloem

b)

nonvascular because it does not have a stem or true roots

12.

Is this plant vascular or nonvascular?

a)

vascular because it has tubes that carry nutrients and water

b)

nonvascular because it does not have xylem and phoem

13.

Put the following in the correct order depending on how they work together.

a)

tissues, cells, organs, organ systems

b)

organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

c)

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

d)

cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

14.

Animals that have permeable skin, live their early life in water and adult life on land

a)

reptile

b)

bird

c)

amphibian

d)

mammal

15.

Animals that have wings, lightweight bones, and a 4 chambered heart

a)

reptile

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

fish

16.

Animals that have mammary glands, fur, and give birth to live young

a)

birds

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

fish

17.

Animals that live in water, have scales, and use gills to get oxygen.

a)

birds

b)

fish

c)

amphibians

d)

mammals

18.

What is one structure on this animal that helps in survive?

a)

sharp talons to capture prey

b)

a long beak to stab fish

c)

fur to keep warm in winter

d)

large eyes to see better

19.

Is this animal a vertebrate in invertebrate and why?

a)

invertebrate because it has a backbone

b)

invertebrate because it does not have backbone

c)

Vertebrate because it has a backbone

d)

Vertebrate because it does not have a backbone

20.

Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate and why?

a)

vertebrate because it doesn't have a backbone

b)

vertebrate because it does not have backbone

c)

invertebrate because it doesn't have a backbone

d)

invertebrate because it does have a backbone