Living or Nonliving
Kingdoms
Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes
Unicellular & Multicellular
Organelles
100
A crystal grows but does not reproduce. Is it living?
No
100
Animals belong to which kingdom?
Animalia
100
Bacteria are prokaryotic (T/F)
True
100
All unicellular organisms are made of one cell (T/F)
True
100
What does the nucleus do?
Stores and protects DNA
200
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
A) Uses energy
B) Made of cells
C) Always moves
D) Reproduces
C) Always moves
200
Mushrooms belong to which kingdom?
Fungi
200
Which type of cell has a mitochondria? (prokaryotic or eukaryotic)
Eukaryotic
200
Are humans unicellular or multicellular?
Multicellular
200
Mitochondria are found in plants and animals (T/F)
True
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300
Which of the following is required for something to be considered living?
A) Movement
B) Made of cells
C) Visible
D) Grows
B) Made of cells
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300
Which kingdom includes organisms that have chloroplasts?
Plantae
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300
Explain the theory of endosymbiosis (how eukaryotes evolved from prokaryotes)
Larger cells engulfed smaller cells. The smaller cells that were engulfed became organelles with specialized functions.
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300
Amoebas are:
A) Unicellular
B) Multicellular
A) Unicellular
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300
Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
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400
What are three characteristics that most living things have in common?
Have a metabolism, maintain homeostasis, grow, reproduce, made of cells, respond to environment, evolve, pass on genetic material
400
Name two kingdoms that include BOTH unicellular and multicellular organisms?
Protista and fungi
400
Which of the following is TRUE about prokaryotes? Choose all that apply.
A) They have DNA
B) They are typically larger than eukaryotes
C) They typically have cilia or flagella
D) They have chloroplasts
A) They have DNA
C) They typically have cilia or flagella
400
Are specialized cells typically found in unicellular or multicellular organisms? Provide an example.
Multicellular
Examples: muscle, nerve, blood cells
400
Which organelle is responsible for removing waste from the cell?
Lysosome
500
Is a virus considered a living thing? Why or why not?
No - it cannot reproduce without a host
500
Which two kingdoms contain only prokaryotes?
Archaea and bacteria
500
What are four parts of a cell that prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?
Cell membrane
DNA
Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
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500
Which of the following is the largest unicellular organism?
A) Caulerpa taxifolia (a type of algae)
B) E-coli (a type of bacteria)
C) Mycoplasma genitalium (a type of bacteria)
D) Naegleria fowleri (a brain-eating amoeba)A) Caulerpa taxifolia
500
What does the golgi apparatus do?
It helps modify and package proteins for delivery to other parts of the cell or body