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All of the changes that take place during the life of an organism are known as its ___________.
a) development
b) life span
c) life history
d) personality

Which of the following features is used to place organisms into one of the six kingdoms of living things.
a) How many cells they are made up of.
b) What the cells look like.
c) Whether or not they can move from place to place.
d) All are correct.

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Protista are names of different _________ of living things.
a) traits
b) kingdoms
c) environments
d) species

Which of the following exhibits one of the five traits of life?
a) An elephant grazes on grass.
b) A leoplard cub leaps up using its tail for balance.
c) Pollen from a clover flower gets on a honey bee as it collects food.
d) All are correct.

Plants use the sun's energy and _________ to make their own food.
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Oxygen
c) Both are correct
d) Neither are correct

___________is the grouping of objects based on common traits
a) Classification
b) Determination
c) Recognition
d) Data analysis

Some animals do not have ______________.
a) many cells
b) bones
c) environments
d) DNA

A _________ is a large group of organisms that share certain features.
a) clan
b) species
c) kingdom
d) family

Your body is made up of about 70 percent ______________.
a) protein
b) muscle
c) water
d) fat

Which of the following traits can be used in classifying organisms?
a) Similarities in body parts
b) Method of breathing
c) Presence of bones
d) All are correct

The smallest unit of life in living things is the ____________.
a) species
b) kingdom
c) cell
d) organism

The spots on a dalmation dog are an example of a(n)______________.
a) cell
b) trait
c) environment
d) classification

The changes that take place when a puppy grows into a dog are known as _____________.
a) development
b) organisms
c) traits
d) homeostasis

Which of the following activities requires energy?
a) growth
b) movement
c) reproduction
d) all answers are correct

Which of the following is an example of an organism's growth and development?
a) Activities taking place inside a chicken egg.
b) Fertilized frog eggs hatching into legless tadpoles.
c) All answers are correct
d) Human egg diving and becoming an embryo.

___________ is(are) the source of energy for most organisms.
a) Animals
b) Plants
c) Minerals
d) Electricity

Which of the following is NOT part of an organism's environment?
a) other organisms
b) weather
c) sound
d) internal body temperature

In what ways do living things show organization?
a) They are made up of cells
b) They have parts that perform certain jobs.
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Reproduction means that organisms _____________.
a) make more of their kind
b) pass on traits to their offspring
c) give birth to live offspring
d) lay eggs

Which of the following traits is a characteristic of living things?
a) Responds to environment
b) Moves
c) Reproduces
d) All are correct.

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