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Chapter Test
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Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
____ 1. An organism’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions is called
a. taxonomy.
c. development.
b. evolution.
d. homeostasis.
____ 2. The two kingdoms that contain only heterotrophs are animals and
a. archaea.
c. protists.
b. fungi.
d. bacteria.
____ 3. The process of changing into a more complex organism is called
a. response.
c. development.
b. evolution.
d. growth.
____ 4. A structure that is found in plant cells but not in animal cells is a
a. cell wall.
c. cell membrane.
b. nucleus.
d. nuclear envelope.
____ 5. Which of the following is not one of the four kingdoms of eukaryotes?
a. fungi.
c. protists.
b. archaea.
d. plants.
____ 6. The dense portion of some cells containing nucleic acids is called the
a. nucleus.
c. protein.
b. prokaryote.
d. eukaryote.
____ 7. The region between the cell membrane and the nucleus
is called the
a. cell membrane.
c. chlorophyll.
b. cell wall.
d. cytoplasm.
____ 8. A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring
that can also mate and reproduce is called a(n)
a. order.
c. kingdom.
b. phylum.
d. species.
____ 9. Which organelles convert energy in food molecules into energy the
cell can use?
a. ribosomes.
c. mitochondria.
b. vacuoles.
d. Golgi bodies.
____ 10. A change in an organism’s environment that causes a reaction is called a(n)
a. response.
c. stimulus.
b. classification.
d. variable.
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Completion
Fill in the line to complete each statement.
11. An organism is a(n) ________________________ if it can manufacture its
own food.
12. A belief in ________________________ was disproved when Francesco
Redi performed experiments to show that flies do not arise from meat.
13. ________________________ are the basic unit of structure and function in
living things.
14. The scientific study of how things are classified is called
________________________.
15. The first word of an organism’s scientific name indicates the
________________________.
______________ 16. Chloroplasts are found only in the cells of fungi and some other
organisms.
______________ 17. An organism that is made up of many cells is unicellular.
______________ 18. An organism whose cells contain nuclei is called a eukaryote.
______________ 19. The domains of bacteria and protists contain only prokaryote
organisms.
______________ 20. Food, water, living space, and stable internal conditions are basic
needs of living things.
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True or False
Determine whether each statement is true or false. If it is true, write true. If it is
false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.
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(continued)
Using Science Skills
Use the figures below to answer the following questions. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
Figure A
Figure B
Figure C
21. Inferring The three organisms shown above are adult animals.
Compare their appearance. Based on your observations, do you think
that they are members of the same species? Explain.
22. Classifying Use what you know about living things to name the
domain(s) and kingdom(s) to which these organisms belong. Explain
your choices.
23. Predicting Suppose you were able to examine cells from each of the
three organisms. Predict what you would expect to see or not see.
Explain.
Essay
On a separate sheet of paper, write a brief paragraph to answer each of the following
questions.
24. How do organisms differ from nonliving things?
25. A group of scientists is planning a space mission to a new planet with
unknown conditions. What basic human needs must the scientists
consider before they decide which supplies to take with them?
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Using Science Skills
The experiment shown below is intended to test how temperature affects the growth
of Phaseolus bean seedlings. Use the figure to answer the following questions.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Refrigerator
Phaseolus
Phaseolus
Sunlight
Science Fair Poster
26. Interpreting Diagrams Your friend plans to conduct this experiment to
test how temperature affects plant growth. Explain why this is not a
controlled experiment.
27. Drawing Conclusions What change(s) need to be made so that the
experiment would test only for differences in temperature?
Essay
On a separate sheet of paper, write a brief paragraph to answer each of the
following questions.
28. What is a microscope? Name some types of microscopes that biologists
use. How are the microscopes different?
29. You have discovered an organism that is multicellular and autotrophic.
Upon examining its cells, you discover that they each have a nucleus. To
which domain and kingdom(s) could this organism belong? Explain how
you know.
30. Which of the following birds are more closely related: Parus bicolor,
Tachycineta bicolor, Parus atricapillus? How do you know?
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