7th Grade Ch 1 Test Question Preview (ID: 39009)


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For most organisms, the energy they use originally came from
a) sugar
b) the sun
c) plants
d) water

Aristotle grouped organisms by
a) whether they were a plant or animal
b) similar structures
c) their DNA
d) how they got food

Which is NOT a kingdom that we use today?
a) Animalia
b) Archaea
c) Fungi
d) Felidae

Who was involved in the development of the microscope?
a) Linnaeus
b) Whittaker
c) Van Leeuwenhoek
d) Plato

Reproduction can only occur if two organisms are involved.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Light microscopes can only observe dead organisms.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Light is an example of an
a) internal stimulus
b) external stimulus
c)
d)

Scientific names are used
a) to torture students into learning crazy-sounding names
b) to make scientists sound more educated
c) to keep the Latin language alive
d) to avoid confusion when discussing a certain species

Microscopes can be used for
a) examining crime scene evidence
b) performing surgeries and analyzing samples
c) analyzing gemstones for quality
d) all of the above

Organisms that are made of one cell are called
a) fungi
b) genus
c) multicellular
d) unicellular

A group of organisms that have similar traits and produce fertile offspring are called
a) genus
b) kingdoms
c) species
d) multicellular

A caterpillar hatching from an egg and changing into a butterfly is an example of which characteristic of living things?
a) organization
b) growth and development
c) homeostasis
d) reproduction

Which is NOT a characteristic of life?
a) response to stimuli
b) reproduction
c) breathing
d) organization

The 5-kingdom classification system was developed by
a) Hooke
b) Aristotle
c) Linnaeus
d) Whittaker

Which electron microscope is used to study an object's surface?
a) scanning electron microscope
b) transmission electron microscope
c)
d)

A series of descriptions arranged in pairs that can be used to identify an unknown organism is called a
a) dichotomous key
b) cladogram
c) branching diagram
d) binomial nomenclature

Which is NOT a level of classification?
a) family
b) genus
c) squad
d) phylum

Where does a scientific name come from?
a) genus and family
b) family and species
c) genus and species
d) family and order

the smallest use of life
a) atom
b) cell
c) organ
d) tissue

a thing that has all the characteristics of life
a) species
b) organism
c) homeostasis
d) zombie

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