Missouri Biology

What is the definition of habitat?

• A place that an organism naturally lives in

• Something an organism eats

• To break down

• A special feature that an organism has to survive.

Which of these is an example of a physical adaptation?

• A bear hibernates during the winter.

• An elephant uses his trunk to get Water.

• Ducks Migrate South during the winter to stay warm

• A bunny's ears are large to help hear predators from far distances.

A living thing.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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

• single celled

• multicellular

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

• carbohydrates

• water

• protein

• lipids

All organisms need ________ to power their cells.

• stimuli

• energy

• sunlight

• to eat

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Which of the following is a characteristic of all living organisms?

• They can move.

• They can reproduce.

• They can photosynthesize.

• They can fly.

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What is the primary function of the cell membrane?

• To store genetic information.

• To control what enters and leaves the cell.

• To produce energy for the cell.

• To synthesize proteins.

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