Biology Leap 2025

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

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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

• species

• domain

• genus

• taxonomy

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

• species

• classification

• genus

• taxonomy

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

• species

• classification

• genus

• taxonomy

The scientific study of how living things are classified.

• species

• classification

• genus

• taxonomy

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

• evolution

• domain

• genus

• taxonomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Bacteria

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

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Bacteria

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in eukaryotic cells?

• Energy production

• Protein synthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Cell division

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

• Presence of a nucleus

• Lack of membrane-bound organelles

• Multicellular

• Large size