Another name for an autotroph is:
1. consumer
2. scavenger
3. decomposer
4. producer
Arthopods have a protective covering. What is this covering called?
1. endosceleton
2. exosketon
3. backbone
4. shell
Which of the following is a key feature that enables reptiles to live a life independent of water?
1. scaly skin
2. leathery eggs
3. A and B
What is the study of organisms and how they interact with their environment?
1. biology
2. taxonomy
3. ecology
4. sociology
An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living:
1. habitat
2. environment
3. adaptation
4. niche
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species:
1. reproduction
2. natural selection
3. mutualism
4. insight learning
An endothermic vertibrate with a four-chambered heart, skin covered with fur or hair, and has young fed with milk from the mother's body:
1. amphibian
2. reptile
3. mammal
4. bird
A close relationshihp between two organisms in whihc at least one of the organisms benefits:
1. mutualism
2. symbiosis
3. parasitism
Which of the following moves with a psuedopod?
1. amoeba
2. paramecium
3. euglena
4. protist
Which of the following does not have vascular tissue?
1. mosses
2. ferns
3. gynmosperms
4. angiosperms
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic all plants share?
1. All plants have a cell wall.
2. All plants are autrotrophs.
3. All plants are eukaryotes.
4. All plants are reproduce with seeds.
Which of the following are the two characteristics of mollusks?
1. soft bodies and endoskeletons
2. soft bodies and tentacles
3. soft bodies and a mantle
4. soft bodies and filter feeders
Which animal has stinging cells?
1. gastropod
2. cnidarian
3. reptile
4. sponge
Who is considered the father of modern taxonomy?
1. Charles Darwin
2. Aristotle
3. Carolus Linnaeus
How many kingdoms are there?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7
How many animals kingdoms are prokaryotes?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6
What is a feature or trait that enables an organism to survive?
1. adaptation
2. natural selection
3. selection
4. variation
Changes in a species over long periods of time are called:
1. developmental changes
2. homologous structures
3. evolution
4. relative dating
The science of placing organisms into groups based on shared characteristics is called:
1. development
2. biology
3. evolution
4. taxonomy
Which organisms have cells that do not contain a nucleus?
1. protists
2. plants
3. fungi
4. archaebacteria
How do viruses mulitply?
1. by conjugation
2. by binary fission
3. by taking over a cell's functions
4. both asexually and sexually
Which type of oranism lives in extreme environments?
1. archaebacteria
2. eubacteria
Which of the folloiwng animal kingdoms is the least complex?
1. fungi
2. plants
3. animals
4. protists
How is the scientific name of an organism determined?
1. By its family name and genus name.
2. By its order name and class name.
3. By its genus name and species name.
4. By its kingdom name and family name.
Which of the followins IS a plant-like protist?
1. sarcodine
2. paramecium
3. amoeba
4. euglena
Which of the following describes all protists?
1. They are unicellular.
2. They can be seen with the unaided eye.
3. Their cells have nuclei.
4. They are unable to move on their own.
Which protist uses cilia to move?
1. euglena
2. amoeba
3. diatom
4. paramecium
An overpopulation of saltwater algae is called a(n):
1. eutrophication
2. red tide
3. pigment
4. hyphae
Mosses and ferns are both:
1. vascular plants
2. nonvascular plants
3. seed plants
4. plants
The leaves of ferns are called:
1. rhizoids
2. fronds
3. cuticles
4. sporophytes
The process by which a seed sprouts is called:
1. pollinatino
2. fertilizatin
3. germination
4. dispersal
Which of the following ist he male part of the flower?
1. pistil
2. ovule
3. petal
4. stamen
How do bacteria reproduce?
1. binary fission
2. asexually
3. sexually
4. all the above
Which two plant groups reproduce with spores?
1. mosses and angiosperms
2. ferns and gymnosperms
3. angiosperms and gymnosperms
4. mosses and ferns
Which of the following IS NOT part of a virus?
1. capsid
2. nucleus
3. genetic material
4. All are parts of a virus.
How are protozoans classified?
1. By how they obtain food.
2. By how they reproduce.
3. By how they move.
4. By their size.
Organisms that eat both plants and animals are called:
1. autotrophs
2. ominvores
3. heterotrophs
4. carnivores
An animal without a backbone is called a(n):
1. vertebrate
2. herbivore
3. invertebrate
4. carnivore
Which animal is a medusa?
1. jellyfish
2. coral
3. planaian
4. sea anemone
Which animal has a one-way digestive system?
1. planarian
2. jellyfish
3. earthworm
4. spongs
Which statement is FALSE?
1. All animals are made up of many cells.
2. A sponge obtains food by straining water taken in through its pores.
3. Cnidarians have two body plans - polyp and medusa.
4. Fish have radial symmetry.
Mollusks with tentacles are known as:
1. cephalopods
2. gastropods
3. bivalves
4. sea stars
Which of these is TRUE of the legs of arthopods?
1. They always have six.
2. They are always attached to the abdomen.
3. They are rigid.
4. They are jointed.
The hardened remains of organisms are called:
1. chordates
2. fossils
3. vertebrate
4. sedimentary rocks
Which fishes do not have jaws, scales or paired fins?
1. lampreys and hagfishes
2. ocean sunfish
3. sharks
4. sturgeons
A bony fish uses a swim bladder to:
1. remove wastes
2. propel itself through water
3. pump water over its gills
4. regulate its buoyancy
Birds and mammals are:
1. endothermic
2. ectothermic
Amphibians usually begin their life:
1. on land
2. in the water
Which of these characteristics is found only in birds?
1. scales
2. feathers
3. wings
4. four-chambered heart
Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums are all:
1. monotremes
2. placental mammals
3. primates
4. marsupials
Flu and colds are caused by:
1. fungi
2. bacteria
3. viruses
4. protists
Fungi reproduce by:
1. spores
2. seeds
3. pollen
4. binary fission
Thin, root-like structures that anchors a moss:
1. root cap
2. rhizoid
3. stomata
4. cambium
A group of organisms that can reproduce:
1. order
2. class
3. family
4. species
Which of the following is a group of mammals?
1. montreme
2. marsupial
3. placental
4. All of the above are groups of mammals.
Which of the following IS NOT a abiotic factor?
1. water
2. air
3. grass
4. soil
Which is more complex, a food chain or a food web?
1. food chain
2. food web
An extremely cold, dry biome:
1. desert
2. tundra
3. savana
4. marine
Type of tree that loses its leaves during winter:
1. deciduous
2. coniferous
What do all angiosperms produce?
1. rhizoids
2. seeds
3. bright flowers
4. monocots

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