Quiz about Biology

Question 1

A living thing.

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organism

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cell

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response

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stimulus

Question 2

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

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cell

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organism

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response

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stimulus

Question 3

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

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stimulus

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organism

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cell

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response

Question 4

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

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response

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organism

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cell

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stimulus

Question 5

__________ organisms consist of many cells. Humans are __________ organisms with trillions of cells specialized to do certain tasks.

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multicellular

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single celled

Question 6

The most common chemical in cells is ___________, which is essential for life.

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water

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carbohydrates

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protein

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lipids

Question 7

Means becoming larger

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growth

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development

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maturity

Question 8

_______________ is change that leads to maturity

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development

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growth

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maturity

Question 9

All organisms need ________ to power their cells.

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energy

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stimuli

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sunlight

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to eat

Question 10

Some organisms, called __________, can get energy from sunlight in a process known as photosynthesis.

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

Question 11

Some organisms, called ___________, get energy by eating other living things.

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consumers

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producers

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decomposers

Question 12

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

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species

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domain

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genus

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taxonomy

Question 13

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

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classification

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species

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genus

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taxonomy

Question 14

A taxonomic category that names a group of similar, closely related organisms

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genus

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species

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classification

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taxonomy

Question 15

The scientific study of how living things are classified.

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taxonomy

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species

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classification

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genus

Question 16

The most basic level of organization in the classification of organisms.

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domain

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species

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genus

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taxonomy

Question 17

Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

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evolution

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domain

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genus

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taxonomy

Question 18

___________ includes the familiar kingdoms of plants, animals, and fungi.

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Eukarya

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Archaea

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Bacteria

Question 19

A less familiar kingdom, _____________, has much simpler organisms that contains a group of one-celled organisms without nuclei in their cells.

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Archaea

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Eukarya

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Bacteria

Question 20

___________ have only one cell and no nucleus, but have different structures and chemical processes from those of Archaea.

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Bacteria

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Eukarya

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Archaea

Question 21

_____________ is the idea that some individuals are better adapted to their environment than others. The better-adapted individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.

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natural selection

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evolution

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adaptation

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biology

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