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Living Things

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A basic unit of structure and function is a...

a)

cell

b)

nucleus

c)

brain

2.

An organism made up of one cell is a...

a)

multicellular organism

b)

unicellular organism

3.

An organism made of many cells is a...

a)

multicellular organism

b)

unicellular organism

4.

A change in an organism's environment is a...

a)

response

b)

stimulus

c)

developing stage

5.

A reaction to a stimulus is a...

a)

stimulus part two

b)

response

c)

spontaneous generation

6.

A change that makes an organism more complex is...

a)

growth

b)

development

c)

homeostasis

7.

The mistaken idea that living things can come from non living things is...

a)

controlled expieriment

b)

prokaryotic behavior

c)

spontaneous generation

8.

Two tests that are identical except for one thing is a...

a)

controlled experiment

b)

variable experiment

c)

manipulated variable

9.

An organism that can make its own food is a...

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

10.

An organism that cannot make its own food is a...

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

11.

The maintenance of stable internal conditions is...

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

cellular organization

c)

homeostasis

12.

The naming system Carolus Linnaeus used is...

a)

controlled experiment

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

eukaryotic behavior

13.

The first word in an organism's scientific name and a classification group containing similar, closely related organisms is a...

a)

genus

b)

family

c)

species

14.

The second word in an organism's scientific name and classification group containing organisms who can reproduce is...

a)

domain

b)

species

c)

genus

15.

The theory that a species can slowly change over time is...

a)

spontaneous generation

b)

evolution

c)

Charles Darwin

16.

An organism whose cell(s) don't have a nucleus is a...

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

17.

An organism who's cell(s) have a nucleus is a...

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

18.

Which of these are characteristics of living things?

a)

can reproduce but doesn't use energy

b)

responds to surroundings and grows but doesn't reproduce

c)

has cellular organization and chemical composition

19.

Pasteur's experiment shows that...

a)

maggots don't come from meat

b)

bacteria comes from soup

c)

bacteria doesn't come from soup

20.

What comes first?

a)

phylum and class

b)

domain and kingdom

c)

genus and species

21.

The three domains are...

a)

eukarya, bacteria, and archaea

b)

prokaryote, bacteria, and animals

c)

eukarya, fungi, and protists

22.

What are the four kingdoms of eukaryotes?

a)

fungi, bacteria, protists, and plants

b)

dogs, cats, plants, and protists

c)

animals, plants, fungi, and protists

23.

Bacteria and archaea domains only include organisms who are...

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

small

24.

Which two kingdoms only include heterotrophs?

a)

animals and plants

b)

protists and fungi

c)

animals and fungi

25.

How are animals, plants, protists, and fungi related?

a)

they are all domains

b)

they all have a nucleus

c)

they all don't have a nucleus

26.

What is the most abundant chemical in cells?

a)

water

b)

lipids

c)

protiens

27.

Which of these are the closest related? (Pick two)

a)

Parus atricapillus

b)

Parus bicolor

c)

Tachycineta bicolor

28.

You found an organism that is eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and multicellular. Which kingdoms could this organism belong to? (Pick three)

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Protists

d)

Fungi