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Chapter 6 --Life's Classification & Structure

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following provides a habitat for living things?

a)

soil

b)

human intestines

c)

caves

d)

all of the above

2.

What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

a)

produces proteins

b)

package food

c)

get rid of waste

d)

package protein into vesicles

3.

What do eukaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells do NOT have?

a)

nucleus

b)

water

c)

cell membrane

d)

DNA

4.

Most organisms...

a)

can live in only a few habitats

b)

can live anywhere

c)

need warm weather

d)

live on the surface of Earth

5.

What is the difference in a cell wall and a cell membrane?

a)

the cell wall is just outside the cell membrane and is flexible

b)

the cell wall is just inside the cell membrane

c)

the cell wall is just outside the cell membrane and is strong and rigid

d)

the cell wall is just inside the cell membrane and is strong and rigid

6.

Besides storage, what does a vacuole do for the plant cell?

a)

energy

b)

protein production

c)

structure

d)

communicates with other cells

7.

_______________ transports materials within a cell and between cells.

a)

Sugar

b)

Protein

c)

Lipids

d)

Water

8.

Which type of cell has a larger vacuole?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

bacteria

d)

fungi

9.

Where do chemoautotrophs get their energy?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

eating heterotrophs

d)

chemicals

10.

What things are needed for an organism to survive?

a)

food, shelter, sunlight

b)

food, water, sunlight

c)

food, shelter, water

d)

shelter, sunlight, water

11.

Groups of cells that work together are called ___________.

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organ systems

d)

organisms

12.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a living thing?

a)

Living things are made of cells.

b)

Living things eat.

c)

Living things grow and develop.

d)

Living things reproduce.

13.

Which of the following can be used for energy?

a)

Food

b)

Solar energy

c)

Chemical reactions

d)

all of the above.

14.

Which of the following is NOT a macromolecule:

a)

citric acid

b)

lipids

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrates

15.

A change in an organisms environment is called a ______________.

a)

nerve cell

b)

response

c)

process

d)

stimulus

16.

The smallest unit of life is called the ______________.

a)

organism

b)

homeostasis

c)

protein

d)

cell

17.

How do substances get in and out of a cell?

a)

through holes in the membrane

b)

by RNA

c)

nothing comes in or out of the cell

d)

transported by proteins

18.

Which statement about cells is true?

a)

All cells are the same size.

b)

All cells are the same shape.

c)

Cells are the same shape, but vary in size.

d)

Cells come in different shapes and sizes.

19.

What is a habitat?

a)

a man-made shelter

b)

a place where weather does not affect animals

c)

the source of energy for organisms

d)

an environment where an organism lives

20.

All living things are made of (a)   .

21.

Animals need (a)   , which is used for energy.

22.

(a)   cells have no nucleus.

23.

Living things need food, water and (a)   .

24.

The two-word Latin naming system designed by Linnaeus is called______________

a)

dichotomous key

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

scientific name

25.

Scientists group organisms with similar:

a)

characteristics

b)

names

c)

habitats

d)

cells

26.

Cells are made of how many macromolecules?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

27.

What is responsible for controlling all cell activities?

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

protein

d)

lipids

28.

Chloroplasts convert light energy to ________________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

thermal

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

29.

____________ is a detailed list of identifying characteristics.

a)

Dichotomous key

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Scientific name

d)

Map

30.

___________ cause a change in organisms.

a)

Cells

b)

Energy

c)

Reproduce

d)

Stimuli

31.

The smallest unit to carry on life is called:

a)

protein

b)

energy

c)

cell

d)

organism

32.

This organelle stores water and provides support:

a)

cytoplasm

b)

vacuoles

c)

RNA

d)

mitochondria

33.

This organelle is responsible for packaging proteins into vesicles:

a)

RNA

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

golgi apparatus

34.

This organelle breaks down food to release energy:

a)

mitochondria

b)

RNA

c)

cytoplasm

d)

golgi apparatus

35.

Proteins are made on the surface of ____________________.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

ribosomes

d)

cytoplasm

36.

A group of organisms that can mate and create offspring that can reproduce are called:

a)

domain

b)

kingdom

c)

class

d)

species