Unit 1 (The Nature of Life) Vocabulary Quiz
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- Q1What is the study of life called?Earth SciencePhysicsChemistryBiology10s
- Q2What is an organism?a structure within a cellthe basic unit of structure and function in living thingsa moleculeany living thing10s
- Q3What is the basic unit of structure and function in living things?OrganismDNANucleusCell10s
- Q4What are unicellular organisms?organisms that require oxygenorganisms that contain many cellsorganisms that obtain food by consuming other living thingsorganisms that contain one cell10s
- Q5What are multicellular organisms?organisms that do not need oxygenorganisms that contain many cellsorganisms that contain one cellorganisms that carry out photosynthesis10s
- Q6Which method produces genetically identical cells?Sexual ReproductionAnaerobic RespirationAsexual ReproductionAerobic Respiration10s
- Q7Which method produces genetically different cells?Anaerobic RespirationAsexual ReproductionSexual ReproductionAerobic Respiration10s
- Q8Which term describes all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism?HomeostasisSexual ReproductionMetabolismAsexual Reproduction10s
- Q9What is an organism that makes its own food called?AnaerobicHeterotrophAutotrophAerobic10s
- Q10What is an organism that cannot make its own food called?AutotrophHeterotrophAnaerobicAerobic10s
- Q11What is homeostasis?the study of lifethe study of the classification of organismsall of the chemical reactions that occur within an organismthe ability to maintain a stable internal environment10s
- Q12What is taxonomy?the study of the classification of organismsthe study of lifeall of the chemical reactions that occur within an organismthe ability to maintain a stable internal environment10s
- Q13What is a group of organisms in a classification system called?CellBinomial NomenclatureNucleusTaxon10s
- Q14What is binomial nomenclature?a group of organisms in a classification systemthe method of naming organisms scientifically by genus and speciesthe study of the classification of organismsa tool that allows scientists to determine the identity of organisms and classify them10s
- Q15Which term defines a tool that allows scientists to determine the identity of organisms and classify them?CladogramBinomial NomenclatureDichotomous KeyPhylogenetic Tree10s