WorksheetsUNIT 1: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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.
Piping Plovers take in energy and use it
Piping plovers are able to maintain homeostasis (respond to changes in the environment around them)
Piping plovers eat food to survive
Piping plovers reproduce
Piping plovers are made up of cells
cells are...
the basic unit of all matter
the basic unit of life
the largest unit of life
the largest unit of matter
How do scientists determine if something is alive or not?
It must meet some of the 7 characteristics of life
It must meet none of the 7 characteristics of life
It must meet all of the characteristics of life
It must breathe and move on its own
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)?
cell → organ → tissue → organ system
organ system → cell → tissue → organ
tissue → organ → organ system → cell
cell → tissue → organ → organ system
Which of the below are SMALLER than a typical animal cell? Select ALL that apply.
Breadcrumbs
Atoms
A tiny seed
Water Molecule
Plant Cells
Which TWO cell structures are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Cell wall
Cell membrane
What do all the species shown have in common?
They are multicellular, made up of eukaryotic cells
They are unicellular, made up of eukaryotic cells
They are multicellular, made up of prokaryotic cells
They are unicellular, made up of prokaryotic cells
What TWO pieces of information does the scientific name of an organism tell you? (Example: Falco Perigrinus or Homo Sapiens)
The Kingdom and the Phylum
The domain and the kingdom
The genus and the species
The order and the family
Which is not one of the SIX kingdoms of life?
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Reptilia
Protista
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.
It doesn't move on it's own
It doesn't breathe air
It grows and develops
It is not made of cells
