Characteristics of Life and Adaptations

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an organism?

Accepted Answer

all organisms move

Question 2

Animals are __ meaning it cannot make food for itself, & obtain food by eating other organisms.

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heterotrophs

Question 3

What are the three things that scientists look at to classify an animal into groups?

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structure of its body, how it develops as an embryo, DNA

Question 4

The process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself is called___

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asexual reproduction

Question 5

an animal that eats only plants

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herbivore

Question 6

Organisms react to changes in their environment. These changes they react to are called _______

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stimulus

Question 7

The process of change that occurs during an organism’s life to produce a more complex organism

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development

Question 8

An animal that a predator feeds upon

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prey

Question 9

An adaptation for escaping a predator would NOT be _________________________

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broad, flat teeth

Question 10

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism

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cell

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an animal?

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all animals eat meat

Question 12

The 35 major groups that scientists classify animals into are called ______________________

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phylum

Question 13

List the order of cellular organization from smallest to largest:

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cell, tissue, organ, organ system

Question 14

The joining of egg and sperm

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fertilization

Question 15

A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes the organism to react is a _________________

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stimulus

Question 16

An animal that eats only other animals

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carnivore

Question 17

All organisms ________________________

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reproduce

Question 18

A group of similar cells that perform a specific job

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tissue

Question 19

The process by which a new organism forms from the joining of two sex cells

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sexual reproduction

Question 20

An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus

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response

Question 21

A type of organism that is made up of a single cell

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unicellular

Question 22

group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific job

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organ

Question 23

An animal that eats both plants and animals

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omnivore

Question 24

_______________ are grouped together to form different kinds of tissue

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cells

Question 25

A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment or reproduce

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adaptation

Question 26

A type of organism that is made up of many cells is called ___________________

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multicellular

Question 27

An organism that makes its own food is called an ______________________

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autotroph

Question 28

carnivore that hunts & kills other animals & has adaptations to help it capture its prey

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predator

Question 29

An animal that has a backbone

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vertebrate

Question 30

A living thing is called an _________________

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organism

Question 31

______________ are grouped together to form different kinds of organ systems

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organs

Question 32

One of about 35 different groups into which biologists classify members of the animal kingdom

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phylum

Question 33

An organism that cannot make food for itself, and must obtain food by eating other organisms

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heterotroph

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT something an animal needs:

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soil

Question 35

An animal that does not have a backbone

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invertebrate

Question 36

An adaptation of a carnivore, or meat eater, is _________________________

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sharp claws

Question 37

The production of offspring that are similar to the parents

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reproduce

Question 38

group of organisms that can mate with each other & produce offspring that can mate & reproduce

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species

Question 39

An adaptation of a herbivore, or plant eater, is ________________________

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broad, flat teeth

Question 40

_______________ are grouped together to form different kinds of organs

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tissues

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