Exploring Biology Chapters 1-3

Question 1

non-living genetic material that only comes alive inside a living cell

Answer 1

virus

Question 2

The above-ground stalk and umbrella of a mushroom is used to

Answer 2

release spores

Question 3

multi-cellular life that includes mushrooms

Answer 3

fungi

Question 4

single-celled life without a nucleus; one form causes Black Death (plague)

Answer 4

bacteria

Question 5

single-celled life that includes paramecium, amoeba, and euglena

Answer 5

protista

Question 6

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

class

Answer 6

mammalia

Question 7

The Strait of Gibraltar opens from the Mediterranean Sea into the _______________ Ocean.

Answer 7

Atlantic

Question 8

Today, biologists classify mushrooms as members of the

Answer 8

fungi kingdom

Question 9

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

genus

Answer 9

puma

Question 10

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

kingdom -

Answer 10

animal

Question 11

multi-cellular life that makes food by photosynthesis

Answer 11

plant

Question 12

The English gold coin, the guinea, came from gold found in

Answer 12

Guinea along the west coast of Africa

Question 13

The one that can change its shape is the

Answer 13

amoeba

Question 14

The first group of sailors rumored to have discovered the Canary Islands were

Answer 14

Phoenician

Question 15

Lichen is a layer of algae sandwiched between two layers of

Answer 15

lichen

Question 16

The Canary Islands were named for

Answer 16

dogs

Question 17

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

species

Answer 17

concolor

Question 18

Fungi that are growing on bread and are just visible to the unaided eye and look like miniature mushrooms are most likely:

Answer 18

mold

Question 19

The first scientist to see the little life in a drop of canal water was

Answer 19

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Question 20

To keep mushrooms in the plant kingdom, scientists described mushrooms as plants without

Answer 20

chlorophyll

Question 21

What do yeast cells consume as food?

Answer 21

sugar

Question 22

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

family

Answer 22

feline:

Question 23

The one who wrote Science of Botany was

Answer 23

Carl Linnaeus

Question 24

Aristotle classified dolphins as

Answer 24

mammals

Question 25

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

phylum

Answer 25

chordata

Question 26

Single-celled algae that surround their cell wall with a coating of silicon dioxide are:

Answer 26

diatoms

Question 27

The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:

order

Answer 27

carnivore

Question 28

Another name for eyeteeth is _______________ teeth.

Answer 28

canine

Question 29

The single most deadly protozoa disease is

Answer 29

malaria

Question 30

At first, a euglena was called a plant because it

Answer 30

had chlorophyll

Question 31

Louis Pasteur realized yeast cells were alive when he saw them

Answer 31

grow and reproduce

Question 32

multi-cellular life that can move and has sense organs

Answer 32

animal