Activities Quiz

Chapter 1: Exploring Life

Activities Quiz

1 .

An organ, such as the liver, is composed of _____. (Activity: The Levels of Life Card Game)

organs

populations

atoms

communities

tissues

2 .

Which of these is an organ system? (Activity: The Levels of Life Card Game)

stomach

mucosa

dog

digestive

gamete

3 .

What are the two main types of cells? (Activity: The Levels of Life Card Game)

bacteria and archaea

plant and animal

bacteria and protists

prokaryotes and eukaryotes

bacteria and eukaryotes

4 .

The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell. (Activity: Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells)

question #4

prokaryotic

fungal

animal

bacterial

plant

5 .

The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell. (Activity: Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells)

question #5

prokaryotic

bacterial

animal

archaeal

plant

6 .

DNA is composed of building blocks called _____. (Activity: Heritable Information: DNA)

nucleic acids

Gs

nucleotides

adenines

amino acids

7 .

In eukaryotic cells DNA has the appearance of a _____. (Activity: Heritable Information: DNA)

single strand

letter U

double helix

triple helix

circle

8 .

Which of the following is a correct match of cell type with structure? (Activity: Form Fits Function: Cells)

nerve cell ... closely joined

skin cell ... has a large volume

intestinal cell ... closely joined

muscle cell ... has proteins that slide back and forth

skin cell ... has long extensions

9 .

Which of these provides your body with energy? (Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)

minerals

fats

oxygen

vitamins

light

10 .

Plants use _____ as a source of energy. (Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)

minerals

fats

oxygen

vitamins

light

11 .

What element is found in all organic compounds? (Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)

carbon

oxygen

helium

iron

nitrogen

12 .

Plants obtain carbon from _____. (Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)

water

carbon dioxide

sugar

oxygen

glucose

13 .

What name is given to organisms that convert the carbon in organic compounds into carbon in carbon dioxide? (Activity: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling)

autotrophs

heterotrophs

plants

recyclers

decomposers

14 .

Prokaryotic cells are found in the domain(s) _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes)

Bacteria and Archaea

Bacteria and Eukarya

Bacteria and Protista

Bacteria

Protista and Archaea

15 .

In the five-kingdom system, prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes)

Protista

Animalia

Fungi

Plantae

Monera

16 .

Which one of the following statements is true? (Activity: Science, Technology, and Society: DDT)

DDT does not help prevent disease from passing from agricultural animals to humans.

Cost was a major factor in the United States government's decision to ban DDT.

Many African governments concluded that the potential long-term health effects of DDT were not as serious as the immediate problem of insect control.

DDT cannot accumulate in the fat of animals.

The DDT ban in the United States has made it very difficult to control agricultural insect pests.