Deck 9: Living Things

Question 1

Which of the following careers could be most closely associated with this chapter?

A) Geologist
B) Paleontologist
C) Optologist
D) Meteorologist

Answer 1

Paleontologist

Question 2

Which of the following organelles found in cells is considered to be the packing material of the cell?

A) Nucleus
B) Cell membrane
C) Cytoplasm
D) Mitochondria

Answer 2

Cytoplasm

Question 3

Which of the following is not a result of natural selection?

A) The coloration of a deer mouse in Nebraska
B) Gray treefrogs living in a wooded habitat in the north
C) Variations such as brown fur color
D) Giraffes with long necks

Answer 3

Variations such as brown fur color

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of a plant?

A) Can move freely
B) Can produce food internally
C) Possesses excretory organs
D) Responds quickly to environmental changes

Question 5

Considering just the classification system presented in this chapter, into which of the Kingdoms would you place moss?

A) Plantae
B) Fungi
C) Protista
D) Bacteria

Question 6

Which of the following is the best description of a flower's pistil?

A) The male reproductive organ
B) Found at the tip of the stigma
C) The female reproductive organ
D) A green leafy structure that protects the growing flower

Question 7

Which of the following would not be classified as a mammal?

A) Seal
B) Mouse
C) Chicken
D) Bat

Question 8

In which of the following arenas does the greatest amount of debate concerning climate change take place?

A) Education
B) Religion
C) Health
D) Politics

Question 9

Which of the following provides a definition of homeostasis?

A) The means by which living things respond to stimuli
B) The state of internal balance maintained by all living things
C) The way in which living organisms get rid of their waste products
D) The smallest structural unit of an organism capable of working independently

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of Fungi?

A) Gains nutrition by absorbing nutrients from surroundings
B) Only reproduces sexually
C) Stores energy as starch
D) Is solely multicelled

Question 11

In this chapter, a six-kingdom classification system for life on Earth was provided. Identify each kingdom, and list the general characteristics of its members.

Question 12

For each of the six kingdoms you listed in question 1, name at least one organism from each.

Question 13

Birds and mammals are, of course, both groups of animals. Describe in a paragraph the significant similarities between these two groups of animals.

Question 14

Describe in a paragraph the significant differences between birds and mammals.

Question 15

Plants and animals are both types of living things. They share some similarities but they are also different in many ways. In a paragraph, discuss at least five differences between plants and animals.

Question 16

This chapter explores the difference between living and nonliving things. In at least three sentences, describe what distinguishes living things from nonliving things.

Question 17

In a paragraph, describe how the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction is significant with regard to flowering plants.

Question 18

In at least three sentences, explain how evidence for evolution is found in fossil records.

Question 19

In a paragraph, describe the different theories regarding the extinction of dinosaurs that are presented in the chapter.