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The kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that are found in extreme and harsh environments
a) Archaebacteria
b) Eubacteria
c) Protista
d) Plantae

The kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that are found in primarily “neutral” environments
a) Plantae
b) Animalia
c) Eubacteria
d) Archaebacteria

The kingdom of eukaryotic, unicellular organisms that are found mostly in water
a) Animalia
b) Fungi
c) Eubacteria
d) Protista

The kingdom of eukaryotic, multicellular organisms that can produce their own food
a) Fungi
b) Plantae
c) Animalia
d) Eubacteria

The kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that contain chitin in their cell walls
a) Fungi
b) Animalia
c) Plantae
d) Eubacteria

The kingdom of eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophic organisms; This kingdom is the largest and most diverse
a) Archaebacteria
b) Eubacteria
c) Plantae
d) Animalia

A systematic process of classifying organisms into different groups based on their physical traits and genetic relationships
a) Taxonomy
b) Latinology
c) Botany
d) Virology

Organisms that contain a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
a) Prokaryotic
b) Eukaryotic
c) Unicellular
d) Multicellular

Organisms that lack a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
a) Prokaryotic
b) Eukaryotic
c) Multicellular
d) Unicellular

A structure within a cell that has a specialized job and is surrounded by a cell membrane
a) Cytoplasm
b) Ribosome
c) Membrane-Bound Organelle
d) Cell Wall

An organism that can produce their own food
a) Prokaryotic
b) Eukaryotic
c) Autotroph
d) Heterotroph

The organelle where an eukaryotic organism’s genetic material is located
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Ribosome
d) Nucleus

Composed of only one cell
a) Eukaryotic
b) Unicellular
c) Fungi
d) Multicellular

Composed of many cells
a) Prokaryote
b) Multicellular
c) Unicellular
d) Eubacteria

A type of reproduction that produces new organisms by combining genes from two separate parents
a) Asexual
b) Sexual
c) Binary Fission
d) Mitosis

A type of reproduction that does not use gametes to produce new organisms. New organisms are identical to the parent
a) Asexual
b) Sexual
c) Meiosis
d) Mitosis

An organism that has to consume other organisms for energy
a) Eubacteria
b) Autotroph
c) Eukaryote
d) Heterotroph

Main reasons why we use scientific names to refer to organisms rather than common names
a) to make naming organisms more difficult and organize organisms
b) to challenge biology students on pronouncing names and eliminate common name confusion
c) to eliminate confusion from multiple common names and show relationships
d) to organize organisms and make naming organisms more difficult

The system of naming organisms using a combination of the genus and species names
a) domain and kingdom
b) kingdom and phylum
c) family and genus
d) genus and species

The scientific name for an organism consists of the
a) scientific naming system
b) classification
c) Linneaus' modern classifcation
d) binomial nomenclature

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