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Characteristics of Organisms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Term used to describe a one-celled organism is ________________
a)
multicellular
b)
cellular
c)
single organism
d)
unicellular
2.
How would you describe the nucleus in a prokaryotic cell?
a)
bound by a membrane
b)
not bound by a membrane
c)
structured
d)
missing
3.
Are human beings prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
4.
What does "multicellular" mean?
a)
Has many animals
b)
made up of more than one cell
c)
 has one cell
d)
shows similar characteristics to other cells
5.
How many parents are necessary for asexual reproduction?
a)
2
b)
0
c)
3
d)
1
6.
How does a heterotroph get energy?
a)
by eating other organisms
b)
from photosynthesis
c)
from chemosynthesis
d)
they don't need energy
7.
In what type of reproduction is the rate slow?
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
8.
How do MOST autotrophs get their food?
a)
chemosynthesis
b)
by eating other animals
c)
photosynthesis
d)
by eating plants
9.
How do we classify organisms into different Kingdoms?
a)
randomly sort organisms
b)
based on similar characteristics of the organisms
c)
grouped by how the organisms are different from one another
d)
based on how they reproduce
10.
Name the Kingdom:
multicellular, autotroph
a)
Anamalia
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
11.
Which is more primative?
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
12.
Which has organelles?
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
13.
Which one is unicellular
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
14.

I am eukaryotic

I am an autotroph

I am multicellular

What am I?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Unicorn

15.

I am eukaryotic

I reproduce sexually

I am multicellular

I am heterotrophic

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

16.
Multicellular means...
a)
an organism is made of many cells
b)
An organism is made of only one cell
c)
An organism is made of no cells
17.
Eukaryotic cells always have a _______________.
a)
Nucleus 
b)
Plant
c)
no nucleus 
d)
heart 
18.

What are the 2 ways organisms reproduce

a)

sensationally and accidentally

b)

sexually and multiply

c)

asexually and totally

d)

sexually and asexually

19.

Organisms that make their own food

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Unicellular

d)

Multicellular

20.

This part of the cell is found in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment. It controls what goes in and out of a cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell organelles

d)

mitochondria