Life Science Lessons 1 and 2 Review Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

• Growth

• Movement

• Reproduction

• Rusting

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Living things need energy to survive. Which process do plants use to make their own food?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

• Digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following best shows response to stimuli?

• A cat running after a toy

• A rock falling from a hill

• Water freezing into ice

• A car starting with a key

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which characteristic of life is most directly linked to the survival of a species?

• Reproduction

• Growth

• Movement

• Respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Who is known as the “Father of Taxonomy”?

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

• Gregor Mendel

• Aristotle

Which of the following is the correct order of classification from broadest to most specific?

• Phylum → Domain->Kingdom → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species

• Domain->Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species

• domain ->Kingdom → Class → Phylum → Order → Family → Genus → Species

• Kingdom → Phylum → Family → Class → Order → Genus → Species

The level of classification just above species is:

• Genus

• Family

• Order

• Class

Which two levels of classification are used in binomial nomenclature?

• Kingdom and Class

• Genus and Species

• Family and Order

• Phylum and Genus

Which of the following is written correctly in binomial nomenclature?

• Homo Sapiens

• homo sapiens

• Homo sapiens

• Homo Sapiens (italicized and underlined)

In binomial nomenclature, the first word represents the:

• Family

• Species

• Genus

• Order