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Round 2 - Characteristics of Living Things
Round 2 - Characteristics of Living Things
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Living things keep their internal environment constant when they respond to stimuli by
hara-kiri
metabolism
homeostasis
osmosis
2
The kingdom that gets energy by eating (ingestion, internal digestion) is called
plant
fungus
cyanobacteria
animal
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Which process uses sugar – only in the presence of oxygen – to make energy in the form of ATP?
fermentation
decomposition
respiration
photosynthesis
4
Which metabolic process uses solar energy to make sugar?
respiration
decomposition
fermentation
photosynthesis
5
Which of the following is NOT a category of protist?
bacteria-like
animal-like
fungus-like
plant-like
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An animal-like protist that moves using long, whip-like projections on its body is called
a pseudopod
a ciliate
a flagellate
non-motile
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An animal-like protist that moves by extending its membrane as false feet is
a pseudopod
a ciliate
a flagellate
non-motile
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Where in the cell does respiration turn sugar into ATP?
cytoskeleton
mitochondria
ribosome
nucleus
9
Where in an autotrophic cell does photosynthesis take place?
mitochondria
nucleus
ribosome
chloroplasts
10
The process by which organisms obtain and use energy is called
catabolism
anabolism
homeostasis
metabolism
11
Which process uses sugar – only in the presence of oxygen – to make energy in the form of ATP?
fermentation
photosynthesis
decomposition
respiration
12
Respiration can produce __ ATP for each glucose while fermentation can produce only __ ATP.
10, 5
2, 26
36, 2
2, 36
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Plants produce sugar through the process of photosynthesis using which organelle?
mitochondria
ribosomes
chloroplasts
nucleus
14
What organelle is used to store water?
nucleus
mitochondria
ribosome
vacuole
15
Which metabolic process uses solar energy to make sugar?
respiration
decomposition
fermentation
photosynthesis
16
Plant-like protists have a pigment that absorbs sunlight. They use it in the process of
respiration
photosynthesis
fermentation
metabolism
17
What is the purpose of the ribosomes?
site of respiration
site of photosynthesis
makes DNA
makes proteins
18
What do scientists call a length of genetic code for a single protein?
nucleus
a '70s rock star
chromosome
gene
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 kingdoms of life?
archaebacteria
eukaryotes
protists
plants
20
The feature that identifies an organism as a prokaryote is
the absence of chlorophyll
the presence of a cell membrane
the absence of a nuclear membrane
the presence of ribosomes
21
In the CG&Errd, what cell organelle is emphasized in the “E” part?
mitochondria
nucleus
cytoskeleton
cell membrane
22
What do scientists call the material that makes up all the genetic coding in a cell?
DNA
ribosome
cytoskeleton
proteins
23
Where in an autotrophic cell does photosynthesis take place?
chloroplasts
mitochondria
nucleus
ribosome
24
Populations and environments change each other over many generations. This process is called
natural selection
symbiosis
continental drift
osmosis
25
An animal-like protist that moves using short hair-like projections on its body is called
a pseudopod
a flagellate
non-motile
a ciliate
26
Where in the cell are proteins made?
mitochondria
nucleus
ribosome
cell membrane
27
Photosynthesis occurs in which type of organism?
fungi
paramecia
animals
plants
28
Which process uses sugar – only in the presence of oxygen – to make energy in the form of ATP?
respiration
decomposition
fermentation
photosynthesis
29
Each of your 30,000 proteins is prepared following instructions on your
mitochondria
ribosomes
genes
nucleic membranes
30
The kingdom that gets energy through photosynthesis is called
eubacteria
fungus
animal
plant
31
Two processes that allow cells to release energy from food are
excretion and diffusion
mitosis and meiosis
osmosis and spontaneous generation
fermentation and cellular respiration
32
What is the purpose of the ribosomes?
site of respiration
site of photosynthesis
makes proteins
makes DNA
33
An organism that breaks down organic (biotic) matter is called a
decomposer
producer
consumer
predator