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Characteristics and Classification of Living Organisms
Characteristics and Classification of Living Organisms
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A quiz to test knowledge of #classification and #features of different organisms
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1
Which life process is defined as taking in of nutrients for energy, growth and development?
Reproduction
Respiration
Growth
Nutrition
2
Which of the following animals are homoiothermic?
Amphibia
Birds
Fish
Reptiles
3
Which of the following are NOT features of insects?
Two body parts
Three pairs of legs
One pair of antennae
Compound eyes
4
Which group of plants has broad leaves, branching leaf veins and flower parts in fives?
Monocotyledons
Gymnosperms
Dicotyledons
Pentacotyledons
5
Which one is FALSE?
Cytoplasm is covered by a cell membrane
Nuclei contain DNA
All living organisms have cytoplasm
All living organisms have nuclei
6
Which of the statements about fungi is FALSE?
They typically don’t move
Most are made of hyphae containing many nuclei
They are heterotrophs
Their cell wall is made of cellulose
7
Which of the following is WRONG?
There is currently just 1 species and 1 subspecies of humans
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis is a subspecies of humans
Homo sapiens is an example of binominal classification
The offspring of neanderthals and humans was not fertile
8
What is the lowest classification unit combining echidna, kangaroo, human and whale?
Phylum
Order
Class
Family
9
Which vascular land plants reproduce by spores?
Ferns
Dicotyledons
Bryophytes
Monocotyledons
10
Which group of plants makes symbiotic associations with fungi to form lichens?
Brown algae
Flowering plants
Green algae
Bryophytes
11
Which microscopic animal does NOT belong to Protoctists?
Amoeba
Paramecium
Euglena
Daphnia
12
What are the common features of ALL mammals?
Give birth to relatively-developed offspring
Produce live offspring
Use lungs for breathing
Mammals are poikilothermic
13
Which of the following is TRUE?
Respiration always requires oxygen
Respiration is taking in of oxygen by breathing
Respiration is breaking down of nutrients to produce energy
Respiration takes place only in some cells
14
Which kingdom includes unicellular organisms, whose chromosomes are not enclosed in a nucleus?
Bacteria
Protoctists
Viruses
Prokaryotes
15
Why viruses are typically not considered to be living organisms?
They do not have mitochondria
They do not have genetic material
They are too small
They cannot reproduce on their own
16
What are the non-vascular aquatic plants that can be unicellular, colonial or multicellular?
Algae
Ferns
Protoctists
Bryophytes
17
What does the term poikilothermic mean?
Having a variable temperature
Cold-blooded
Warm-blooded
Having a constant temperature
18
Which statement about bacteria is FALSE?
There are 3-10times more bacteria than human cells inside us
There are typically 40 million bacteria in a gram of soil
They form symbiotic relationship with plants & fix nitrogen
None of the above
19
What phylum do jellyfish, hydra and corals belong to?
Echinoderms
Arthropods
Annelids
Coelenterates
20
What is the lowest classification unit combining lobster, beetle, spider and millipede?
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Order
21
Which animals have cephalothorax and abdomen, 2 pairs of antennae and 5 or more pairs of limbs?
All Arthropods
Crustaceans
Insects
Myriapods
22
Which group of plants has narrow leaves, parallel leaf veins and flower parts in threes?
Tricotyledons
Gymnosperms
Dicotyledons
Monocotyledons
23
What is the lowest classification unit combining butterfly, wasp, fly and dragonfly?
Order
Class
Family
Phylum
24
Which disease should NOT be treated by antibiotics?
Flu
Pneumonia
Plague
Tuberculosis
25
Which non-vascular land plants have gametophyte, sporophyte and rhizoids?
Ferns
Monocotyledons
Bryophytes
Algae
26
Which of the statements is TRUE?
All molluscs have gills located inside a mantle
Molluscs have radula-a toothed structure used to grate food
All molluscs have a shell
Molluscs have soft bodies divided into three body parts
27
Which statement about viruses is WRONG?
They do not have any organelles
They have either DNA or RNA
They have a protein coat
Viruses are harmful or neutral for humans
28
Which characteristic of birds is NOT considered an adaptation to flight?
Fast metabolism
Strong muscles
None of the above
Hollow bones
29
What classification units are the following: Coelenterates, Flatworms, Nematodes and Annelids?
Orders
Families
Classes
Phyla
30
What process in NOT a part of excretion?
Removal of carbon dioxide through lungs
Defecation
Removal of excess water by kidneys
Removal of toxic materials
