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Ch 3- Introduction to Living Things chapter
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1
The process of maintaining stable internal conditions is called
homeostasis.
mutation.
prokaryotic.
adaptation.
2
What is a tool for identifying unknown organisms?
classification tables
a mnemonic device
a dichotomous system
a taxonomic key
3
The science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things is called
taxation
the dichotomous system
taxidermy
taxonomy
4
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the three domains?
Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria
Prokarya
5
Archaea and Eubacteria are all
viruses.
multicellular.
prokaryotes.
eukaryotes.
6
Binomial Nomenclature is:
An organism’s common name
A two-name system of assigning scientific organisms
A species of archaea
A species of bacteria
7
The narrowest, most specific level of classification is
kingdom.
genus.
domain.
species.
8
When scientists classify organisms, they
decide whether they’re useful.
arrange them in orderly groups.
ignore evolutionary relationships.
give them many common names.
9
Which is NOT one of the chemicals of life that all living things contain?
water
DNA
carbohydrates
energy
10
A specific organism can have
Both (1) many common names & (2) only one scientific name.
many scientific names.
many common names.
only one scientific name.
11
The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is the genus name?
domesticus
feline
Felis
house cat
12
Two organisms that are in the same order will also be in the same
genus.
family.
species.
class.
13
Living things come from
the movies.
reproduction of other living things.
raw meat.
piles of rags.
14
The largest, most general group in the classification used by biologists is the
order
species
domain
class
15
Molds and mushrooms are in which kingdom?
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Animalia
16
The 8 levels of classification, from general to specific are:
kingdom, class, order, family, phylum, genus, species,domain
species, family, order, domain, genus, phylum, class,kingdom
kingdom, species, domain, genus, class, family, order,phylum
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,species
17
“
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K
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P
hillip
C
ame
O
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F
or
G
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S
oda” is a mnemonic device that helps one remember
the eight levels of classification.
the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
the scientific names of different organisms.
the six kingdoms.
18
Which of the following is true about animals?
Animal cells do not contain nucleic acids.
Animals are autotrophs.
Animals can be unicellular.
Animals are eukaryotes.
19
Scientific names are written mostly in
English
French
Spanish
Latin
20
The name of organisms that have cells with a nucleus are called
eubacteria.
eukaryotes.
archaea.
prokaryotes.
21
The following are characteristics that all living things share
except
Made of cells.
Ability to respond to stimulus.
Grow and develop.
Sexual reproduction.
22
Kingdom Protista contains all
prokaryotes.
eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi.
unicellular organisms.
multicellular organisms that photosynthesize sun’s energy
23
What rule should you follow when writing scientific names?
All of the above.
Both the species & genus names are italicized.
The genus name begins with a lowercase letter.
The species name begins with a capital letter.
24
The following trait is used to separate prokaryotes and eukaryotes:
shape
size
nucleus
DNA
25
Which of the following traits is
NOT
used to separate organisms into domains and kingdoms?
binomial nomenclature or common name
autotroph or heterotroph
prokaryote or eukaryote
unicellular or multicellular
