Basics of Biology
What is the basic building block of all life?
A. Atom B. Cell
C. Organ D. Nucleus
B. Cell
The process that plants use to turn Carbon Dioxide (CO2), water & sunlight into glucose and oxygen (O2).
A. Pollination B. Reproduction
C. Photosynthesis D. Germination
C. Photosynthesis
There are many more vertebrates than invertebrates in the world.
True or False
False
A warm blooded animal with hair that feeds its young milk?
A. Reptile B. Mammal
C. Amphibian C. Bird
B. Mammal
This system is responsible for our breathing and how oxygen gets delivered into our body?
A. Circulatory B. Respiratory
C. Integumentary D. Endocrine
B. Respiratory System
What is the name of the process where one cell divides to create 2 identical cells?
**Daily Double**
A. Photosynthesis B. Mitochondria
C. Mitosis D. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
C. Mitosis
Living things that absorb food from living or dead matter around them?
A. Fungi B. Yeast
C. Flowers D. Algae
A. Fungi
What is it called when an animal goes through a major change in its form?
A. Photosynthesis B. Reproduction
C. Metamorphosis D. Respiration
C. Metamorphosis
An organ used to breathe underwater?
Gill
This system helps us fight against disease?
Immune system
What is DNA made up of?
A. Genes B. RNA
B. Cells C. Cytoplasts
A. Genes
The green chemical that gives plants their color?
**Daily Double**
A. Cotyledon B. Hydrophyte
C. Spore D. Chlorophyll
D. Chlorophyll
The phylum name of soft-bodied invertebrates that is often protected by a hard shell
A. Chordate B. Echnoderm
C. Annelid D. Mollusk
D. Mollusk
A cold blooded vertebrate that lives partly in water and partly on land.
Amphibian
This system is responsible for our skin, hair, nails and sweat glands?
**Daily Double**
A. Endocrine System B. Dermal System
C. Integumentary System C. Skeletal System
C Integumentary system
What are the 5 biological kingdoms?
Hint: A______, P_____, F______, Monera, Protista
Animals, Plants, Fungi, Monera, Protista
This is plant-like because it performs photosynthesis but it does not have roots, leaves, stems or flowers?
A. Algae B. Fungi
B. Protista D. Monera
A. Algae
Animals that live in water, have a sack-like bodies with a single opening
**Daily Double**
A. Echnoderm B. Cnidarians
C. Chordates D. Arthropods
B. Cnidarians
What gas filled organ helps a fish regulate buoyancy?
**Daily Double**
A. Lateral Line B. Crop
C. Caeca D. Swim Bladder
D. Swim Bladder
This is the name of our nervous system responsible for the brain & spinal cord?
A. Peripheral B. Neurons
C. Circulatory D. Central
D. Central Nervous System
What is the largest ecosystem that the surface of the world can be divided into called?
A. Habitat B. Environment
C. Community D. Biome
D. Biome
A microscopic package of cells produced by a fungus or plant that can grow into a new individual?
A. Angiosperm B. Spore
C. Gymnosperm D. Monocot
B. Spore
The Phylum group of Invertebrates that have hard external skeletons and jointed legs.
A. Arhropods B. Mollusk
C. Echniderm C. Cnidarians
A. Arthropods
These are the only mammals to lay eggs?
A. Lizard B. Snake
C. Monotremes C. Birds
C. Monotremes
A purple-red chemical in red blood cells that is responsible for carrying oxygen?
A. Hemoglobin B. Platelets
C. Plasma D. Neurons
A. Hemoglobin