CH1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism?

• Tissue

• Organ

• Cell

• Organism

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What term describes a change in an organism’s surroundings that causes it to react?

• Response

• Stimulus

• Development

• Homeostasis

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What is the process of change that occurs during an organism’s life?

• Evolution

• Growth

• Development

• Metabolism

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Which organisms use the food they make to carry out life’s functions?

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

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What is the maintenance of stable internal conditions called?

• Homeostasis

• Metabolism

• Equilibrium

• Regulation

What is the scientific study of how living things are classified?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Taxonomy

• Anatomy

What is a classification or grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms?

• Family

• Order

• Genus

• Species

What is a group of similar organisms that can mate and reproduce with each other?

• Genus

• Family

• Order

• Species

What is a dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

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Which organisms have cells that lack a nucleus?

• Eukaryotes

• Autotrophs

• Prokaryotes

• Heterotrophs