Levels of Organization
Name that Characteristic
Vocabulary
Keystone Questions
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100
Sequence the levels of biological organization from simple to complex.
What is cells-tissues-organs-organ system-organism
100
A puppy is born weighing 5 lbs and grows to be 75 lbs.
What is growth?
100
A signal to which an organism responds to.
What is a stimulus?
100
A cell from which organism would most likely be the smallest? a) A sugar maple tree b) A five-spotted lady bug c) Yeast d) Bacteria
What is D bacteria.
100
A characteristic of life is: a) chemical bonds b) the production of CO2 c) the use of oxygen d) evolution
What is d. evolution?
200
Name the biological level that is the smallest unit capable of life.
What is a cell?
200
Changes in the human race over time.
What is adaptation?
200
"the science of life"
What is biology?
200
In evolutionary terms, which cell listed is considered to be most primitive? a) Protistan b) Prokaryotic c) Autotrophic d) Yeast e) Eukaryotic
What is B prokaryotic?
200
_________________________________ reproduction produces off spring by combining the genetic information from TWO parents. a) Sexual b) Asexual
What is a) Sexual?
300
Which is the the smallest? a. Maple Tree b. Lady Bug c. Yeast d. Bacteria
What is d. Bacteria
300
A sunflower moving toward the sun during the day.
What is response to stimuli?
300
Another name for a living thing.
What is an organism?
300
Humans born without sweat glands usually do not survive. Why not? a) Sweating is an important mechanism for maintaining temperature homeostasis. b) Sweat glands create openings in the skin where gas exchange occurs. c) Sweating is an important way of ridding the body of excess water. d) Sweating is important for purging impurities from the body.
What is A. sweating is an important mechanism for maintaining temperature homeostasis?
300
At the beginning of the week a plant is 3 inches tall, and at the end of the week it is 4 inches. This is an example of which characteristic of life? a) Growth b) Reproduction c) Homeostasis d) Evolve
What is a. growth?
400
Cells make up _________________.
What are tissues?
400
Humans sweating in response to heat.
What is Homeostasis?
400
The process in which cells change as they grow and develop to become specialized with different functions
What is differentiation?
400
Two types of tissues that compose the stomach organ are epithelial and connective. Which function of the epithelial tissues distinguishes them from the connective? a) They support and link to other issues b) They churn and move food through the stomach c) They transmit messages rapidly through the body d) They line the inner and outer surfaces of the stomach
What is d) They line the inner and outer surfaces of the stomach?
400
An organism that uses light is referred to as a(n): a) heterotroph b) phototroph c) organotroph d) autotroph
What is d. autotroph?
500
The organ systems make up _________________.
What organisms?
500
A bacteria splitting into two identical parts.
What is reproduction?
500
A set of chemical reaction through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
What is metabolism?
500
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of living organisms? a) to be organized b) to respond c) to grow d) to metabolize e) All of the choices are characteristics of living organisms.
What is e) All of the choices are characteristics of living organisms?
500
The ability to maintain a constant internal environment is a) metabolism b) homeostasis c) development d) physiology
What is b. homeostasis?
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