WorksheetsUnifying Themes in the Study of Life
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
1. What is the physical or behavioral characteristic of an organism that helps them to survive in the surrounding environment?
A. evolution
B. adaptation
C. sensitivity
D. reproduction
2. A bird uses its wings to fly just to get and eat the fruit in the tree. What are the terms involved in the statement?
I. forms and function II. Reproduction III. Nutrient Uptake IV. Mobility
A. I, II, IV
B. II, III, IV
C. I, III, IV
D. I only
3. What is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations?
A. evolution
B. adaptation
C. sensitivity
D. reproduction
4. Shivering is one of the many automatic and subconscious functions that the body performs to regulate itself. What concept is this?
A. homeostasis
B. reproduction
C. thigmotropism
D. nutrition
5. In microscopic level of biological organization, which of the following is tagged as the "basic unit of life"?
A. atom
B. molecules
C. cell
D. tissues
6. Understanding the concept of unifying themes in the study of life makes us appreciate the many technological advances in the field of medicine, agriculture, genetics, and the like. What concept does this statement related to?
A. Biology and Society
B. Adapting and Evolving
C. Gathering and Using Energy
D. Organization of Life
7. Photosynthesis is one of the good example of what unifying themes in Biology?
A. Adapting and Evolving
B. Gathering and using energy
C. Interaction with the Environment
D. Biology and Society
8. What is exhibited when the roots of a plant extend to a nearby water source?
A. inheritance
B. sensitivity
C. hierarchy
D. evolution
9. Which of the following contain all life on Earth?
A. ecosystem
B. cell
C. community
D. biosphere
10. What is the progression from earlier to later stages of maturation?
A. development
B. adaption
C. sensitivity
D. reproduction
