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Chapter 2: Living Things

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cells, microscopes, characteristics of living cells, classifying organisms
Lisa Polillo
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Question 1

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How many characteristics of living things are there?
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  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3

Question 2

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Which of the following are characteristics of living things?
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  • Made of cells and composed of chemicals
  • Have hair, move and sleep
  • Use energy and respond to stimuli
  • Grow, develop and reproduce

Question 3

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The idea that living things can arise from nonliving things is called [blank_start]spontaneous generation[blank_end].
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  • spontaneous generation
  • instant generation
  • spontaneous reproduction
  • instant reproduction

Question 4

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[blank_start]Biogenesis[blank_end] is the observation that living things come only from other living things through reproduction.
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  • Biogenesis
  • Abiogenesis
  • Spontaneous generation
  • Biology

Question 5

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Name four scientists that participated in the debate over spontaneous generation.
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  • Leuuwenhoek, Hooke, Janssen, and Zeiss
  • Redi, Needham, Leeuwenhoek, and Pasteur
  • Redi, Hooke, Leeuwenhoek and Spallanzani
  • Redi, Needham, Spallanzani, and Pasteur

Question 6

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Redi's experiment was designed to prove that flies do not arise from decaying meat.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What ingredient did Needham, Spallanzani and Pasteur all use in their experiments to prove or disprove abiogenesis?
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  • broth
  • chicken legs
  • human hair
  • unicorns

Question 8

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What basic needs do all living things have?
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  • water
  • food
  • living space
  • love
  • stable internal conditions

Question 9

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Organisms that make their own food are called [blank_start]autotrophs[blank_end].
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  • autotrophs
  • trophies
  • automobiles
  • heterotrophs

Question 10

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[blank_start]Heterotrophs[blank_end] are organisms that cannot make their own food.
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  • Heterotrophs
  • Autotrophs
  • Trophies
  • Automobiles

Question 11

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Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?
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  • bears
  • people
  • trees
  • bees

Question 12

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Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?
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Question 13

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[blank_start]Homeostasis[blank_end] is the maintenance of stable internal conditions.
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  • Homeostasis
  • Homogenous
  • Monostasis
  • Homeochrome

Question 14

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The temperature that humans need to maintain homeostasis is 98.6 degrees F (37 degrees C).
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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How many kinds of organisms have scientists identified on Earth?
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  • more than one thousand
  • more than one hundred thousand
  • more than one million
  • more than one billion

Question 16

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[blank_start]Classification[blank_end] is the process scientists use to organize living things into groups based on similarities.
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  • Classification
  • Kingdom Order
  • Specification
  • Gentrification

Question 17

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Why do scientists classify living things?
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  • To make them easier to study
  • Because everything deserves to belong to a group
  • To make them smell better
  • So they don't accidentally lose them

Question 18

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The scientific study of how living things are classified is called [blank_start]taxonomy[blank_end].
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  • taxonomy
  • taxidermy
  • tax collector
  • taxi driver

Question 19

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Binomial nomenclature...
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  • was created by Carolus Linnaeus.
  • is a two-part scientific name.
  • uses both genus and species to name organisms.
  • uses Latin.

Question 20

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There are 9 levels of organism classification.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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Choose the answer that lists the levels of classification from greatest to most specific.
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  • domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
  • species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
  • domain, phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, species, genus

Question 22

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How many domains are used to classify living things?
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  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2

Question 23

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What are the names of the three domains of living things?
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  • Animals, Insects, and Plants
  • Larry, Curly, and Moe
  • Antibacteria, Archaic, and Eugene
  • Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Question 24

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Where can you find bacteria?
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Question 25

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What do you call cells that don't have a nucleus?
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  • Brainless
  • Prokaryotes
  • Protagonist

Question 26

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Where can you find organisms that belong to the domain Archaea, which like to live in the most extreme environments on Earth?
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  • cow intestines
  • hot springs
  • salty water
  • your sister's hair

Question 27

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There are four kingdoms within the domain Eukarya. What are they?
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  • Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals
  • Cats, dogs, hamsters, and guinea pigs
  • Albatross, Chickadee, Egret, and Gull
  • Mushroom, Conifer, Human, and Duck

Question 28

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Cells...
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  • are named for "small rooms."
  • were discovered by Robert Hooke.
  • are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
  • were discovered in a thin slice of cork.

Question 29

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One square centimeter of your skin's surface contains more than [blank_start]100,000[blank_end] cells.
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  • 100,000
  • 1,000
  • 10,000
  • 1,000,000

Question 30

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Name this object.
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  • First compound microscope
  • Simple microscope
  • First telescope
  • Transmission Electron Microscope

Question 31

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Who invented this compound microscope, which used three lenses and an oil lamp for lighting, in 1660?
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  • Zaccharias and Hans Janssen
  • Robert Hooke
  • Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
  • Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss

Question 32

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In 1674, Anton Von Leeuwenhoek created a simple microscope. What made it special?
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  • It used one tiny lens crafted by his own hand.
  • He developed more than 500 lenses for it.
  • It magnified things 266x.
  • It showed objects in 4D.

Question 33

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Who were the first scientists to use the laws of physics and optical theory to build a compound microscope?
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  • Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss
  • Zaccharias and Hans Janssen
  • Robert Hooke and Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
  • Ernst Ruska and Carl Inventor

Question 34

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What did Anton Von Leeuwenhoek call the moving organisms he saw through his microscope?
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  • little swimmers
  • fishies
  • animalcules
  • organimals

Question 35

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What three scientists are best known for developing the cell theory?
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  • Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto
  • Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow
  • Rodriguez, Falcao, and Valderrama
  • Moyer, Salazar, and Afanador

Question 36

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The cell theory states...
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  • All living things are composed of cells.
  • Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
  • Cells like to party like it's 1999.
  • All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells, through biogenesis.

Question 37

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Identify the animal cell.
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Question 38

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Identify the plant cell.
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Question 39

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[blank_start]Organelles[blank_end] are the tiny structures inside a cell.
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  • Organelles
  • Cellulites
  • Cellulitos
  • Organitos

Question 40

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This provides support and protection in plant cells.
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  • cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • chloroplasts

Question 41

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This controls what substances come into and go out of a cell. It is called the "gatekeeper."
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  • cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • cystoplasm
  • chloroplasts

Question 42

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This is the clear, gel-like fluid that keeps the organelles within a cell in place.
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  • Cytoplasm
  • chloroplasts
  • golgi bodies
  • vacuoles

Question 43

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This controls all the activities of the cell. It is nicknamed the "control center."
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  • nucleus
  • mitochondria
  • endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
  • ribosomes

Question 44

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These are known as the "powerhouses" of the cell because they convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions.
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  • ribosomes
  • vacuoles
  • mitochondria
  • golgi bodies

Question 45

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These passageways carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another. Nicknamed the "transportation system."
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  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • mitochondria
  • ribosomes
  • golgi bodies

Question 46

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[blank_start]Ribosomes[blank_end] are the "factories" that produce protein within a cell.
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  • Ribosomes
  • Mitochondria
  • Cytoplasm
  • Lysosomes

Question 47

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This organelle receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell. Nicknamed the "packaging room."
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Answer
  • nucleus
  • cell wall
  • ribosomes
  • golgi bodies

Question 48

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[blank_start]Chloroplasts[blank_end] are only found in plants. They capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
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  • Chloroplasts
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
  • Vacuoles

Question 49

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These are the storage areas of the cell. Nicknamed the "warehouse."
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  • vacuoles
  • lysosomes
  • golgi bodies
  • endoplasmic reticulum

Question 50

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These are small, round structures containing chemicals that break down certain material in the cell. Nicknamed the "clean up crew" or the "garbage disposal."
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Answer
  • lysosomes
  • vacuoles
  • chloroplasts
  • ribosomes
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