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