Living Things in the Biosphere Vocab Test

1. Made of a single cell.

• Species
• Unicelllular
• Virus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

2. An organism whose cells contain a nucleus within a membrane (has a nucleus)

• Unicellular
• Parasite
• Eukaryote

3. The scientific study of how living things are classified.

• Homeostatis
• Bionomial nomenclature
• Taxonomy

4. A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.

• Parasite
• Prokaryote
• Protist

5. An organism that benefits by living with, on or in a host in a parasitism interaction..

• Parasite
• Prokaryote
• Protist

6. A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue for transplanting materials.

• Vascular plants
• Vertebrates
• Nonvascular plants
• Invertebrates

7. An animal with a backbone.

• Vascular plants
• Invertebrates
• Vertebrates
• Nonvascular plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

8. The classification system in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name indicating its genus and species.

• Homeostasis
• Parasite
• Binomial nomenclature

9. An animal without a backbone.

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote
• Invertebrates
• Vertebrates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

10. Any organism that lacks a distinct nucleus and other organelles due to the absence of internal membranes. ex: bacteria (no nucleus)

• Eukaryote
• Prokaryote
• Parasite