sci quiz

Question 1

What is the scientific term for a living thing?

Answer 1

organism

Question 2

all living things are…

Answer 2

organized

Question 3

What is the simplest level at which life may exist?

Answer 3

Unicellular

Question 4

Are all cells alike?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What is another word for the various jobs cells perform?

Question 6

What’s around to sell and separates it from its environment?

Answer 6

plasma membrane

Question 7

What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms?

Answer 7

unicellular organisms have one cell while multicellular organism have more than one cell

Question 8

multicellular organisms can be organized into what other levels?

Answer 8

tissues, organs, and systems

Question 9

Define reproduction.

Answer 9

The production of offspring

Question 10

What would happen if all individuals and species were sterile ( Not able to have babies)?

Answer 10

The species with go extinct

Question 11

Why is reproduction necessary?

Answer 11

It is essential for the survival of species

Question 12

What is extinction?

Answer 12

the death of an organism or species

Question 13

What are the two kinds of reproduction?

Answer 13

sexual and asexual

Question 14

How do all organisms begin life?

Answer 14

They start as a single cell

Question 15

What is the difference between growth and development?

Answer 15

Growing is only physical while development is both physical and mental

Question 16

How is the growth of a living thing different from the growth of a non-living thing?

Answer 16

The growth of a living thing is internal and that living thing produces more cells while a non-living thing does not do this

Question 17

What is energy?

Answer 17

The ability to make things change

Question 18

Why is energy important to a living organism?

Answer 18

It powers life processes

Question 19

What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?

Answer 19

autotrophs make their own food while heterotrophs have to get food externally

Question 20

What is the name of the process that plants use to make their own food using energy from the sun?

Answer 20

photosynthesis

Question 21

Name the characteristic of life
That boy shot up 5 inches in only one year

Answer 21

growth

Question 22

Name the characteristic of life
Our cat had a litter of kittens yesterday

Answer 22

reproduction

Question 23

Name the characteristic of life
My dog has become much less clumsy now that he is a year old

Answer 23

development

Question 24

Name the characteristic of life
Eat a good breakfast and you will be able to run longer

Answer 24

obtain energy

Question 25

Name the characteristic of life
When that car pulled in the driveway my cat ran to hide under the porch

Answer 25

response to stimuli

Question 26

Name the characteristic of life
That I was night vision allows it to see the movement of mice even on the darkest night

Answer 26

adaptation or evolution

Question 27

Name the characteristic of life
single-celled organisms live in the pond behind the school

Answer 27

One or more cells

Question 28

Name the characteristic of life
Your body normally maintains the temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit

Answer 28

homeostasis

Question 29

What is biology?

Answer 29

the study of living things

Question 30

What is a producer/ autotroph?

Answer 30

an organism that can make its own food

Question 31

What is the substance inside the cell wall of a fungi called?

Answer 31

chitin

Question 32

What is the substance inside the cell wall of a bacteria called?

Answer 32

peptidoglycan

Question 33

Why is metabolism important for homeostasis?

Answer 33

metabolism allows us to break down food for nutrients for our body which allow us to have energy and live healthy lives