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Organisms, Classifying, and the Origins of Life
Organisms, Classifying, and the Origins of Life
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What is a eukaryote?
An organism whose cell does contain a nucleus
An organism whose cell doesn't contain a nucleus
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What are taxonomic keys?
Instruction manuals for taxidermists
Useful tools for determining the identity of organisms
The keys to a biology lab
Closet keys
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Why do biologists classify living organisms?
Because they are organized people
They have nothing better to do
They are forced to
So that it is easier to study them
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Which order is correct? (broadest to most specific)
Domain, kingdom, class, phylum, family, order, genus,species
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,species
Domain, phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, genus,species
Domain, phylum, kingdom, order, class, family, genus,species
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What is taxonomy?
The scientific study of how living things are classified
The study of homeostasis
The process of stuffing dead animals
The maintenance of taxonomic keys
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The more classification levels two organisms share...
The more distantly they are related
The more people want them as pets
The more characteristics they have in common
The more they look alike
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What is homeostasis?
The maintenance of stable internal conditions.
Boy stuff
The process of moving into a new home
Girl stuff
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What is an autotroph?
An organism that cannot make its own food
A centipede
A car
An organism that can make its own food
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Organisms are placed into domains and kingdoms based on their...
Their cell type
The number of cells in their body
The number of bacteria in their body
Their ability to make food
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Heterotroph- what is it?
An organism that can make its own food
An organism that cannot make its own food
A millipede
A horse
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What is classification?
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
The system for naming organisms
The maintenance of stable internal conditions
The scientific study of how things are classified
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What are the needs of a living thing?
Food, water, living space, cellular organization
Chemicals of life, water, food, energy
Food, water, living space, stable internal conditions
Video games, living space, TV, a hamster
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What is binomial nomenclature?
The study of biological history
The system for giving each organism a unique name
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How are bacteria and archaea different?
Archaea have more cells in their bodies
They are different colors
They follow different homeostasis patterns
The chemical makeup in their cells is different
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Which of these is a characteristic of a living organism?
Reproduction
Living space
Water
Stable internal conditions
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How many cells does an unicellular organism have?
300
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1
10
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If an organism is multicellular, what is it?
Has more than one cell
Has only one cell
Has more than 100 cells
Has 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 cells
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What two levels of organization are included in an organism's scientific name?
Genus and species
Family and genus
Family and species
Domain and species
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If you are in the domain Eukarya, what four kingdoms are you eligible to be in?
Fungi, plant, animal. bacteria
Archaea, animal, plant, bacteria
Protist, animal, fungi, bacteria
Protist, fungi, plant, or animal
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What is a prokaryote?
An organism whose cell doesn't have a nucleus
An organism whose cell does have a nucleus
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Where do living things come from?
Autotrophs
God
Living things
Magic
