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UNIT 1: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Piping plovers are living organisms. All of the statements below are true, but one of them is not a characteristic shared by all ALL Living things.

a)

Piping Plovers take in energy and use it

b)

Piping plovers are able to maintain homeostasis (respond to changes in the environment around them)

c)

Piping plovers eat food to survive

d)

Piping plovers reproduce

e)

Piping plovers are made up of cells

2.

cells are...

a)

the basic unit of all matter

b)

the basic unit of life

c)

the largest unit of life

d)

the largest unit of matter

3.

How do scientists determine if something is alive or not?

a)

It must meet some of the 7 characteristics of life

b)

It must meet none of the 7 characteristics of life

c)

It must meet all of the characteristics of life

d)

It must breathe and move on its own

4.

Which sequence correctly shows the levels of organization for structure and function in a human from least complex to the most complex (think smallest to largest)?

a)

cell → organ → tissue → organ system

b)

organ system → cell → tissue → organ

c)

tissue → organ → organ system → cell

d)

cell → tissue → organ → organ system

5.

Which of the below are SMALLER than a typical animal cell? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Breadcrumbs

b)

Atoms

c)

A tiny seed

d)

Water Molecule

e)

Plant Cells

6.

Which TWO cell structures are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cell wall

d)

Cell membrane

7.

What do all the species shown have in common?

a)

They are multicellular, made up of eukaryotic cells

b)

They are unicellular, made up of eukaryotic cells

c)

They are multicellular, made up of prokaryotic cells

d)

They are unicellular, made up of prokaryotic cells

8.

What TWO pieces of information does the scientific name of an organism tell you? (Example: Falco Perigrinus or Homo Sapiens)

a)

The Kingdom and the Phylum

b)

The domain and the kingdom

c)

The genus and the species

d)

The order and the family

9.

Which is not one of the SIX kingdoms of life?

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Reptilia

e)

Protista

10.

When you look at sand under a microscope, you can tell right away that sand is not a living thing. Why? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

It doesn't move on it's own

b)

It doesn't breathe air

c)

It grows and develops

d)

It is not made of cells