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Intro to Biology

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A living thing.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

response

d)

stimulus

2.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

response

d)

stimulus

3.
Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?
a)
Animal Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
4.
Dandelion, What kingdom does it belongs to?
a)
Plant Kingdom
b)
Animal Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
5.
An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
heterotroph
d)
autotroph
6.
An example of an unicellular organism would be:
a)
monkey
b)
bacteria
c)
spider
d)
human
7.

multi-cellular, having cells that grow into living or once living material and digest the nutrients

a)

protists

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

animal

8.

archaea and bacteria are domains that are...

a)

plantae

b)

eukaryotes

c)

protists

d)

prokaryotes

9.

This kingdom is characterized by ancient bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as volcanoes.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Archaea

d)

Plantae

10.
Organisms that are classified as producers are able to
a)
be seen with the human eye
b)
make their own food
c)
move
d)
eat other organisms
11.

A cell that contains a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

c)

prokaryote

d)

eukaryote

12.

A "two word naming system" how we get the scientific name (Genus and Species)

a)

phylogeny

b)

taxonomy

c)

binomial nomenclature

d)

Carl Linnaeus

13.

A living thing that can live on its own is called

a)

cell

b)

animal

c)

organism

d)

plant

14.
Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
15.
The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms is:
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
brain
16.

Which of the following excludes a virus from being considered a living organism?

a)

It cannot reproduce on it's own

b)

It cannot maintain metabolic processes on it's own

c)

It is not made of cells

d)

All the above

17.
Which is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species
d)
Species, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Kingdom
18.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
19.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
20.
When a scientific name is typed, it should be:
a)
underlined
b)
italicized
c)
capitalized
d)
lower case
21.

The more levels of classification that two two organisms share, the...

a)

less related they are

b)

the more they have in common

c)

less likely they live in the same area

d)

more likely they are to be domesticated (tame)

22.

Which of the following is the scientific name for the organism pictured?

a)

Groundhog

b)

Marmota monax

c)

Whistle Pig

d)

Woodchuck

23.

The study of living things; also known as life science

a)

endocrinology

b)

microbiology

c)

biology

d)

chemistry

24.

The study of weather and Earth's atmosphere

a)

Botany

b)

Meteorology

c)

Biology

d)

Nucleonics

25.

The study of heat and its relationship to other forms of energy.

a)

Kinetics

b)

Hydrology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Thermodynamics

26.

The study of the mental process and behavior

a)

Psychology

b)

Physiology

c)

Hydrology

d)

Mineralogy

27.

The study of prehistoric life through fossils

a)

Agronomy

b)

Botany

c)

Paleontology

d)

Fossilology

28.

The study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals

a)

Lepidopterology

b)

Entomology

c)

Zoology

d)

Aeronautics

29.

The branch of biology concerned with the study of life in space

a)

Astrobiology

b)

Zoology

c)

Cosmology

d)

Astronomy

30.

The scientific study of insects

a)

Entomology

b)

Lepidopterology

c)

Zoology

d)

Paleontology

31.

The study of DNA and traits that are passed from one generation to another

a)

Genetics

b)

Geology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Forensic Science

32.

The study of matter, atoms, and molecular systems.

a)

Physics

b)

Optics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Climatology

33.

The study of microscopic organisms (living things that are REALLY tiny)

a)

Mycology

b)

Microbiology

c)

Physics

d)

Zoology

34.

Science used to solve crimes.

a)

Forensic science

b)

Applied physics

c)

Climatology

d)

Crimeology

35.

Science can change and is a continually ongoing process.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

background research

d)

conclusion

37.

Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

a)

Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

b)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

c)

Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

d)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data

38.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
39.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
40.

The __________________________________ is the organized way scientists answer questions and solve problems.

a)

scientific method

b)

scientific explanation

c)

scientific notation

d)

scientific guesses

41.
Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
experiment
d)
data
42.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
43.
A hypothesis is 
a)
a random guess
b)
an explanation that answers a question
c)
an experiment
44.
A hypothesis is based on observations and research
a)
True
b)
False
45.

Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:

Question: Why is my room warmer during the day than at night?

a)

Sunlight is making my room warmer.

b)

Mr. Nuzzo has the heat turned on in the morning.

c)

If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight cant get in.

d)

Sunlight actually cools down a room.

46.

Choose the correct beginning for this hypothesis.


________________, then I will be clean.

a)

I will take a shower

b)

If I take a shower

c)

Because I take a shower

d)

Since I took a shower

47.

Anything that may affect the results of an experiment 

a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
48.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.  It is the only variable that is different between groups.

a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
49.

What is the variable that we are measuring and collecting data about in an experiment?

a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
d)
Experimental
50.

Items must meet _____ the criteria on the Characteristics of Life list in order to be considered an organism.

a)

all

b)

some

c)

most

d)

none

51.

Which option is living?

a)

Trees and leaves

b)

Rocks

c)

Lake

d)

Fire

52.

Movement is a good way to determine if something is living.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The scientific name for something living is a(n)

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

tissue

d)

human

54.

All of the following are characteristics of all living things EXCEPT

a)

Respond to stimulus

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Made of cells

d)

Movement

55.

What does a microscope do?

a)

Produces a magnified (bigger) image of something too small for the eye to see

b)

Helps us look at stars

c)

Produces a smaller image of something too big to see at once

d)

Helps us look at our teeth

56.

The smallest unit of life

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

multicellular

d)

unicellular

57.

An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change

a)

internal stimulus

b)

external stimulus

c)

organization

d)

homeostasis

58.

Change in the environment

a)

stimulus

b)

adaptation

c)

response

d)

homeostasis

59.

Reaction to changes in the environment

a)

adaptation

b)

stimulus

c)

response

d)

internal stimuli

60.
This domain is characterized by ancient bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as volcanoes.
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukarya
d)
Prokarya
61.
What are the three domains?
a)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
b)
Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
c)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
d)
Archaea, Fungi, Animalia
62.
The domain Eukarya has 4 kingdoms, protista, fungi, plantae and ________.
a)
Animalia
b)
Mammalia
c)
Crustacea
d)
Amphibia
63.
Cells that have a nucleus are called....
a)
eukaryotes
b)
prokaryotes
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
64.
Undergoes photosynthesis
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
65.
Bacteria are one-celled and have no nucleus. What are they classified as?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
66.
Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Protista
67.
What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Consumers
68.

Bacteria and archaea are similar because both _________________.

a)

are eukaryotes

b)

are prokaryotes

c)

have the same kind of cell wall

d)

store their DNA in a nucleus

69.

Put these structures in order from least complex to most complex?

a)

cell, cell structure, atom, molecule

b)

atom, molecule, cell, cell structure

c)

molecule, cell structure, atom, cell

d)

atom, molecule, cell structure, cell

70.

Which is NOT one of the 4 kingdoms of Eukarya?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

e)

Protista

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