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7th Grade Living Things 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

a)

vaccine

b)

evolution

c)

homeostasis

d)

tissue

2.

the basic unit of structure and function in living things

a)

tissue

b)

vertebrate

c)

cell

d)

convergent evolution

3.

a living thing

a)

vaccine

b)

tissue

c)

species

d)

organism

4.

the condition in which an organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment

a)

homeostasis

b)

mammal

c)

organ

d)

species

5.

an organism with many cells

a)

multicellular organism

b)

evolution

c)

parasite

d)

vertebrate

6.

a tiny, nonliving particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell

a)

vaccine

b)

parasite

c)

species

d)

virus

7.

an organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host and interacts

a)

vertebrate

b)

mammal

c)

parasite

d)

organ

8.

a vertebrate whose body temperature is regulated by its internal heat, and that has skin covered with hair or fur and glands that produce milk to feed its young

a)

mammal

b)

parasite

c)

organism

d)

homeostasis

9.

a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

a)

vertebrate

b)

species

c)

mammal

d)

parasite

10.

an animal with a backbone

a)

parasite

b)

species

c)

vertebrate

d)

cell

11.

a body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together

a)

organism

b)

multicellular organism

c)

species

d)

organ

12.

a group of similar cells that perform a specific function

a)

homeostasis

b)

tissue

c)

bacteria

d)

cell

13.

a substance used that consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the body to produce chemicals that destroy the pathogens

a)

organ

b)

virus

c)

vaccine

d)

tissue

14.

the process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar characteristics

a)

evolution

b)

mammal

c)

species

d)

convergent evolution

15.

a eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus

a)

bacteria

b)

protist

c)

parasite

d)

cell

16.

single celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes

a)

bacteria

b)

species

c)

mammal

d)

parasite

17.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Evolution

d)

Made of cells

18.
What is an organism that consists of more than one cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
nucleus
d)
Organelle
19.
What is an organism that consists of one cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
nucleus
d)
organelle
20.

What tool is needed to see cells?

a)

Telescope because cells are too far away

b)

Microscope because cells are too small to see