UNIT 1 TEST REVIEW/READING GUIDE

What is meant by the term 'feedback'?

• All living organisms sense and respond to changes in their environment a cell senses change and that information triggers a response.

• All living organisms sense and respond to changes in their environment and process by which organisms grow and develop over time.

• Feedback refers to the way organisms obtain energy from food.

• Feedback is the method by which cells divide and reproduce.

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What are the four main spheres? Select the correct statement.

• a. Biosphere - consists living organisms. b. Geosphere - consists of rocks, continental plates, lava, sand. c. Atmosphere - consists of gases, Water (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Oxygen (O2), clouds, dust, Insects, spores, birds, bacteria. d. Hydrosphere - consists of water, nutrients.

• a. Biosphere - consists of living organisms. b. Lithosphere - consists of melted rocks. c. Cryosphere - consists of frozen water. d. Hydrosphere - consists of water, nutrients.

• a. Geosphere - consists of gases, Water (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Oxygen (O2), clouds, dust, Insects, spores, birds, bacteria. b. Biosphere - consists of rocks, continental plates, lava, sand. c. Atmosphere - consists of living organisms. d. Hydrosphere - consists of frozen water.

• a. Cryosphere - consists of living organisms. b. Geosphere - consists of water, nutrients. c. Atmosphere - consists of rocks, continental plates, lava, sand. d. Biosphere - consists of gases, Water (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Oxygen (O2), clouds, dust, Insects, spores, birds, bacteria.

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Which statement correctly explains biotic and abiotic terms?

• a. Biotic - Living or once living = LIFE . Abiotic - Never living or NOT LIFE

• a. Biotic - Never living = NOT LIFE b. Abiotic - Living or once living = LIF

• a. Biotic - Only rocks and water b. Abiotic - Only plants and animal

• a. Biotic - Sunlight and air b.Abiotic - Trees and fish

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The criteria an organism must meet in order to be considered alive include:

• Growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism, cellular organization, and homeostasis.

• Ability to fly, glowing in the dark, having fur, and living in water.

• Being visible to the naked eye, making sounds, and moving quickly.

• Having a backbone, eating plants, and living on land.

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Scientists do not consider viruses to be living because:

• They cannot reproduce on their own.

• They have a cell membrane.

• They can move independently.

• They use energy for metabolism.

Fill in the blank: Biotic organisms have at least ________.

• one cell

• one organ

• one tissue

• one nucleus

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Fill in the blank: Biotic organisms respond to their ________.

• environment

• color

• size

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Fill in the blank: Biotic organisms maintain ________.

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

• evaporation

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Fill in the blank: Biotic organisms ________ over time.

• evolve

• disappear

• multiply

• shrink

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Fill in the blank: Biotic organisms have ________/________ genetic code.

• DNA/RNA

• ATP/ADP

• Glucose/Glycogen

• Protein/Lipid

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