Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Phylogeny tells ______.
a. | how an organism is different from other organisms | b. | how an organism has
changed over time | c. | how an organism received its two-part
scientific name | d. | how Linnaeus started binomial nomenclature |
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The smallest group in the classification system used today is called a
______.
a. | family | c. | kingdom | b. | genus | d. | species |
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Linnaeus developed a system of grouping organisms that was accepted by most
scientists. He grouped organisms with ______ together.
a. | dichotomous keys | c. | similar fossils | b. | similar structures | d. | similar hereditary
information |
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Organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring belong to the same
______.
a. | species | c. | kingdom | b. | genus | d. | domain |
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All of these are characteristic of living things EXCEPT ______.
a. | homeostasis | c. | reproduction | b. | movement | d. | responds to
stimuli |
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ______ attached to it.
a. | ribosomes | c. | chloroplasts | b. | Golgi bodies | d. | lysosomes |
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All of these are ways to prevent viral infections EXCEPT ______.
a. | vaccines | b. | good sanitary conditions | c. | antibiotics | d. | controlling animals that spread the
disease |
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When you receive a vaccine, your body produces ______ to help fight the
infection.
a. | weakened viruses | c. | Golgi bodies | b. | interferons | d. | antibiotics |
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When an organism regulates its internal environment it is ______.
a. | growing into an adult organism | b. | reproducing | c. | responding to its
external environment | d. | maintaining
homeostasis |
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A group of cells that work together to do one job is called a(n) ______.
a. | organ system | c. | tissue | b. | one-celled organism | d. | organ |
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Your heart is an example of a(n) ______.
a. | tissue | c. | cell | b. | organ | d. | organ system |
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Latent viruses do all of these EXCEPT ______.
a. | destroy the host cell immediately | b. | make copies of their hereditary material as the
host cell reproduces | c. | enter a host cell by means of its cell
membrane | d. | insert their hereditary material into the hereditary material of its host
cell |
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Matching
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Match the each term with its description below a. | cell wall | g. | organism | b. | mitochondrion | h. | endoplasmic reticulum | c. | host
cell | i. | chloroplast | d. | ribosome | j. | cytoplasm | e. | cell
membrane | k. | nucleus | f. | active virus | l. | Golgi body |
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directs all cellular activities
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makes proteins
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protects a cell and gives it its shape
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uses light energy to make a sugar
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where energy is released when food is broken down into carbon dioxide and
water
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sorts and packages materials and moves them out of the cell
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process materials and move them around inside the cell
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regulates interactions between the cell and its environment
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makes copies of viral DNA
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causes the host to produce new viruses like itself
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needs a place to live, a food source, and water
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constantly flows inside the cell
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Match each characteristic of life with the corresponding observation below.
Some items may be used more than once. a. | Living things grow and
develop. | d. | Living things use energy. | b. | Living things respond. | e. | Living things are
organized. | c. | Living things maintain homeostasis. | f. | Living things
reproduce. |
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The fish in the classroom aquarium have baby fish.
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26.
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Your neighbor’s puppy has grown into a large dog.
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Under a microscope, a piece of onion looks like it is made up of many
boxes.
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28.
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Your friend has two brothers and a sister.
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29.
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You get bumpy skin and shiver when you are cold.
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All living things are made of cells.
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31.
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After being in the dark, it takes a moment for your eyes to adjust to a bright
light.
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32.
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Without sunlight, a plant will eventually die.
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Short Answer
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33.
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What do living things need to survive?
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34.
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What is binomial nomenclature?
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35.
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List four characteristics that all living things share.
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36.
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Compare and contrast prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells.
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37.
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Compare and contrast plant and animal cells.
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38.
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Compare and contrast one-celled and many-celled organisms.
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39.
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Compare and contrast a latent virus with an active virus.
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Essay
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40.
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What invention led to the cell theory? List the three parts of the cell
theory.
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Explain three reasons scientific names are useful.
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