Life Science Part 1

Question 1

If 10 mg salt are poured on a slug, then it will die of dehydration. Identify the IV.

Accepted Answer

amount of salt

Question 2

What is the largest, most diverse level of taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom

Question 3

Japanese Spider Crabs & Peacock Mantis Shrimp belong to the same class. They must also be in:

Accepted Answer

the same phylum

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a form of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

adaptation

Question 5

Which fungus is used in the creation of antibiotics, because it can stop bacteria and fungi?

Accepted Answer

Penicillium

Question 6

Which process takes in oxygen and glucose, and releases carbon dioxide and water?

Accepted Answer

cellular respiration

Question 7

What makes bacteria different from other life on earth?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria are prokaryotic.

Question 8

Lynx rufus (puma) and Lynx canadensis (Canadian lynx) both belong to the same:

Accepted Answer

genus

Question 9

How are plant and animal cells different?

Accepted Answer

ONLY plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts

Question 10

What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

sunlight + CO2 + water => oxygen + glucose

Question 11

Which of the following are NOT commonly used as food or to produce food?

Accepted Answer

viruses

Question 12

What substances are given to PREVENT the spread of diseases?

Accepted Answer

vaccines

Question 13

What is the smallest, most specific level of taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Species

Question 14

What are some TRAITS of all living things?

Accepted Answer

adaptation, cells, eliminate waste

Question 15

Food poisoning, strep throat, and the Black Death/Plagues can all be caused by:

Accepted Answer

bacteria

Question 16

What is the name of the process in which molecules spread from high concentration to low?

Accepted Answer

Diffusion

Question 17

Which step of the scientific method involves writing a prediction with cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis

Question 18

Which process involves the movement of water into or out of a cell through the membrane?

Accepted Answer

osmosis

Question 19

Most life on Earth is:

Accepted Answer

unicellular

Question 20

When threatened, a hedgehog will curl up in a ball to stick its spines out. Select 2 adaptations.

Accepted Answer

behavioral: curling up, structural: spines

Question 21

What are the levels of organization in living things, from smallest to largest?

Accepted Answer

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

Question 22

What is homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

the balance of systems and processes in a body

Question 23

Chicken pox, Ebola, Polio, AIDS, and the flu are all:

Accepted Answer

viral diseases

Question 24

Which cell structure could be compared to a boss, because it is in charge of the activities?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 25

Which kingdom includes eukaryotic organisms that aren't plants, fungi, or animals?

Accepted Answer

Protista

Life Science Part 1

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Life Science Part 1

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