Biology chpt1 quiz

What criteria is necessary for a group of organisms to be considered the same species?

They can interbreed

organ

A combination of two or more tissues that perform a common function form a(n)

Energy

The capacity to do work is also called 

Cell

The smallest, most basic unit of life is the

chemical reaction
side note: Cell use nutrient molecules to make their parts and products and carry out a chemical reaction sequence.*

Which type of reactions within a cell are associated with metabolism?

Homeostasis

What is the maintenance of normal internal conditions in a cell or an organism is referred to?

Organism

Among the levels of biological organization, an individual living thing, like an elephant or a tree is called a(n) 

The ability to respond

)What characteristic of life is exhibited by an algal cell moving toward light?

Species

The level of biological organization that includes groups of similar organisms that are capable of interbreeding is called

reproduce

All forms of life have the ability to make more organisms like themselves when they

energy

The organization of the cell is possible due to the presence of

Pairing egg and sperm

In most multicellular organisms, the reproductive process begins with

metabolism

The sum of all of the chemical reactions that occur within a cell is referred to as 

adaptation

A modification that allows an organism to be better suited to its environment is called a(n)

Temperature, pH, moisture level

Identify the following features that would contribute to the homeostasis of an organism

natural selection

Which of the following process makes adaptation possible?

Living organism respond

A single-celled organism beating its tail to move toward or away from light is an example of which characteristic of life?

taxonomy

The branch of biology concerned with identifying and grouping organisms is called

reproduce

The characteristic of life that results in the production of the next generation is the ability to 

Kingdom

Which of these taxa includes all the others?

Protists and bacteria

Identify the organisms that most likely reproduce by splitting in half.

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Bacteria

What are the three domains?

Adaptation

Which characteristic of life is most closely related to the suitability of an organism to its environment?

Domain Bacteria

Domain Archaea

Which two domains are believed to have evolved from the first common ancestor soon after life on Earth began?

Natural Selection

Some aspect of the environment, biotic or abiotic, selects what traits will pass to the next generation during the process of

Cell Wall and plasm membrane

Which of the following are found in prokaryotes?

Taxonomy

Identifying and grouping organisms are the tasks of which discipline?

Protists
***Why not fungi? Reason: Most fungi are multicellular. Question asks for the eukaryotic group that contains mainly unicellular organisms.****

Which eukaryotic group contains mainly single-celled organisms?

Arrange these five taxa from most inclusive to least inclusive, beginning with the the most inclusive at the top.

Animalia

Identify which of the following is not one of the three domains that life is classified in.

Protists

Which group contains mainly single-celled eukaryotes such as protozoans?

Bacteria and Archaea

Which domains contain prokaryotes?

• Photosynthetic

• Multicellular

• Eukaryotic

Which of the following are typically associated with plants?

Prokaryotes

An organism, like a bacterium or archaean, that lacks a membrane-bounded nucleus and membranous organelles is called a(n)

Fungi

Organisms that decompose dead organisms are typically classified as 

Kingdom

To which taxonomic level do the terms Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi correspond?

Domain

Supergroups 

Kingdom

Phylum

Starting with the most inclusive at the top, arrange these four taxa from most inclusive to least inclusive.

• able to perform photosynthesis

• Single-celled

Select all of the characteristics that can be used to describe members of Kingdom Protista.

Plant

A multicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryote that is typically adapted to life on land is a(n)

Supergroups

Unlike the other three kingdoms within domain Eukarya, evidence indicates that protists do not share the same evolutionary lineage. Six new taxa called ________  have been developed to explain evolutionary relationships among protists.

Fungi

Mushrooms and molds are members of the kingdom?

use the scientific method to guide them

During a scientific study scientists will

ingest food

Which feature is associated with animals?

Natural Events

During scientific research, scientists are using observation to gain knowledge about____.

Which of the following allows a scientist to think creatively about isolated facts and come up with a hypothesis?

Protists

The diverse group of eukaryotes that are mainly single-celled and are not plants, animals, or fungi are called

experiment

The procedures carried out to test a hypothesis are called a(n)

Domain

The new taxonomic group called supergroup is a subcategory of which level of classification?

Method

The scientific process uses a standard series of steps called the scientific ____ to gain new knowledge.

Data

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine the boiling point of various solutions. They determined that the solutions would boil at 20, 22, and 33 Celsius. The boiling points would be considered the scientists 

observation

Scientists use all of their senses when they make a(n)_____, a formal of see what is happening

Based on the theory of evoltion, match the following

inductive reasoning

The type of reasoning that occurs when a person combines facts into a cohesive whole using creative thinking is called ______ reasoning.

Experiment

A series of procedures designed to collect data to test a hypothesis is called a(n)

Data

The results of scientific experiments, which can be analyzed and presented in tables and graphs, are called the

Which of the following are the two components of cell theory ?