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Unit 1 - Classifying and Exploring Life

Quiz by Peter Torr

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  • Q1
    What did Linnaeus use to classify living things?
    DNA
    similar structures
    domains
    30s
  • Q2
    Which term means “a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring”?
    species
    domain
    genus
    30s
  • Q3
    Which term shows the correct way to write a scientific name?
    grizzly bear
    Carnivora
    Ursus arctos
    30s
  • Q4
    A series of questions with two possible answers that is used to identify organisms
    dichotomous key
    cladogram
    genus
    binomial nomenclature
    30s
  • Q5
    A branched diagram that shows how organisms are related
    cladogram
    genus
    dichotomous key
    binomial nomenclature
    30s
  • Q6
    A naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific name
    dichotomous key
    cladogram
    binomial nomenclature
    genus
    30s
  • Q7
    A group of similar species
    cladogram
    binomial nomenclature
    dichotomous key
    genus
    30s
  • Q8
    Having specialized structures with specialized functions
    response to stimuli
    homeostasis
    organization
    growth
    30s
  • Q9
    Smallest unit of life
    homeostasis
    growth
    reproduction
    cell
    30s
  • Q10
    Ability to maintain a stable internal environment
    organism
    growth
    cell
    homeostasis
    30s
  • Q11
    Process of becoming larger by adding cells and/or by increasing cell size
    multicellular
    growth
    homeostasis
    unicellular
    30s
  • Q12
    Living things making new living things like themselves
    response to stimuli
    growth
    homeostasis
    reproduction
    30s
  • Q13
    Adjusting to changes in internal and external environments
    reproduction
    response to stimuli
    organism
    growth
    30s
  • Q14
    Made up of many cells
    cell
    unicellular
    multicellular
    growth
    30s
  • Q15
    Something that has all the characteristics of life
    response to stimuli
    reproduction
    homeostasis
    organism
    30s

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