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general knowledge exam 1st term

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one following has Prokaryotic cell?

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Monera

d)

Protista

2.

What does "classify" means?

a)

To place things that share properties together in tissues.

b)

To place things that share properties together in groups.

c)

To place nonliving things that share properties together in groups.

d)

To eliminate things that share properties together in groups.

3.

Yeast, Mushrooms and Molds belong to the ........... kingdom.

a)

plants

b)

Fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

animals

4.

The organisms in which Kingdom cannot move and make its own food?

a)

Fungi

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

Protista

5.

Living things are made up of units called

a)

DNA

b)

Cells

c)

tissues

d)

organs

6.
A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause
d)
effect
7.
______ is the act of grouping things by using a set of rules.
a)

identification

b)

naming

c)
species
d)
classification
8.

Animals that have fur and feed their young with milk are called ________. 

a)

Reptiles

b)

Fish

c)

Mammals

d)

Birds

9.

________ are the group of organisms with no backbone.

a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
10.
What do we call an organism made up of only one cell?
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
tissue
d)

bacteria

11.
This is the smallest unit that carries out all life functions and processes.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
cell
12.

Cat giving birth to kittens describes which characteristic of living things?

a)
Grows & Develops
b)
Reproduces
c)
Responds to stimulus
d)

Homeostasis

13.

Characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring is known as what?

a)

Heredity

b)

Homeostasis

c)

ATP

d)

Metabolism

14.

These animals reproduce their young by giving birth.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
Is it a living or a non-living thing?
a)
Living thing
b)
Non-living thing
16.

What's this?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

stem

d)

xylem

17.

What's this?

a)

flower

b)

seeds

c)

roots

d)

stem

18.

What's this?

a)

chick

b)

leaves

c)

roots

19.

What is the study of the structure of living things

a)

Anatomy

b)

Embryology

c)

Zoology

d)

Physiology

20.

What is the study of the structure and function of cells?

a)

Cytology

b)

Genetics

c)

Ecology

d)

Taxonomy

21.

What is the study of heredity?

a)

Microbiology

b)

Genetics

c)

Evolution

d)

Anatomy

22.

What is the study of small living things

a)

Genetics

b)

Marine Biology

c)

Botany

d)

Microbiology

23.

What is the study of the functions of living thing?

a)

Physiology

b)

Pathology

c)

Cytology

d)

Evolution

24.

What is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment?

a)

Genetics

b)

Ecology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Biochemistry

25.

What is the study of animal and plant tissue?

a)

Histology

b)

Marine Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Boatany

26.

What part of the plant anchors the plant in place and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?

a)

Leaves

b)

Sepals

c)

Roots

d)

Stem

27.

What part of the plant transports water and nutrients to the other parts of the plant?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Flower

d)

Leaves

28.

The _______ are responsible for photosynthesis (making food).

a)

Roots

b)

Stems

c)

Leaves

d)

Flowers

29.

What part of the plant is responsible for reproduction?

a)

Flower

b)

Leaves

c)

Roots

d)

Stem

30.

Which of the following can be a pollinator?

a)

Birds

b)

Bees

c)

Wind

d)

All of the above

31.
What do plants need in order to survive?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
sunlight
d)
all of the above
32.
What do plants release into the air?
a)
water vapor
b)
smell
c)
oxygen
d)

CO2

33.
Nutrients are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
large intestines
b)
mouth
c)
small intestines
d)
stomach
34.
Which organ connects the mouth to the stomach?
a)
mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
small intestines
35.
In which digestive organs does both mechanical AND chemical digestions occur?
a)
mouth & stomach
b)
mouth & esophagus
c)
small intestines & large intestines
d)
rectum & anus
36.
In which digestive organs does elimination occur?
a)
mouth & stomach
b)
mouth & esophagus
c)
small intestines & large intestines
d)
rectum & anus
37.
Which part of the mouth provides mechanical digestion?
a)
teeth
b)
saliva
c)
smooth muscles
d)
gastric juices (HCl acid)
38.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

releasing carbon dioxide

c)

gas exchange

d)

transport glucose

39.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

40.

After the nose, air passes into the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchi

d)

bronchioles

41.

Where does air go after the pharynx during inhalation?

a)

nose

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

42.

Which system shares the pharynx with the respiratory system?

a)

circulatory

b)

digestive

c)

excretory

d)

skeletal

43.

Where is carbon dioxide and oxygen exchanged at capillaries?

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchi

44.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

45.

These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart

a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Atrium
46.

These blood vessels carry our blood to the heart.

a)
Arteries
b)
Capillaries
c)
Veins
d)
Ventricles
47.
Arteries, veins and capillaries are all types of these
a)
Blood Vessels
b)
Pulmonary Circulation
c)
Blood Cells
d)
Brain Cells
48.
The Blood Vessels where the exchange of Oxygen and CO2 (carbon dioxide) takes place are the_______.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
49.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
Protects organs and produces red blood cells.
b)
Generates heat.
c)
Breaks down food into nutrients.
d)
Pumps blood
50.
Which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?
a)
Adrenal tubes
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureters
d)
Urethras
51.
The _________ is/are responsible for urine storage.
a)
Bladder
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureter
d)
Urethra
52.
The major organ of the urinary system is the
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Kidney
d)
Nephrons
53.

What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

a)

Ureters

b)

Nephrons

c)

Bladder

d)

Urethra

54.

Select all of the organs of the nervous system:

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

e)

Stomach

55.

Which system controls all other body systems?

a)

Muscular

b)

Excretory

c)

Nervous

d)

Digestive

56.

The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Dendrites

c)

Neurons

d)

Spinal Cords

57.

The Central Nervous system includes what two organs?

a)

Brain and Nerves

b)

Brain and Spinal Cord

c)

Spinal cord and Nerves

d)

Nerves and Neurons

58.

Endocrine glands secrete _

a)

Hormones

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

A wide range of chemical substances

59.
Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
60.
Cells that have a true nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
61.
Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?
a)
Animal Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
62.
Dandelion, What kingdom does it belongs to?
a)
Plant Kingdom
b)
Animal Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
63.

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Protists

c)

Monera

d)

Fungi

64.
Plants are heterotrophs.
a)
True
b)
False
65.

Organs responsible for movement are

a)

muscles

b)

bones

c)

stomach

d)

kidneys