Living Things Test

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Science test over chapter 1 Living Things

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1.

`A genus is divided into
- A.
  
  Species
- B.
  
  Phyla
- C.
  
  Families
- D.
  
  Classes
2.

All organisms are made of small building blocks called
3.

Organisms that are composed of many cells are called
4.

A change in a organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called a
5.

An organism reacts to a stimulus with a
6.

The mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving things
7.

What is an experiment called that carries out two test that are identical in every respect except one factor
8.

What was the name of the French chemist that helped to disprove spontaneous generation in the 1800's
9.

All living things must satisfy their basic needs for what four things
10.

Organisms that make their own food are called
11.

Organisms that can not make their own food are called
12.

What is homeostasis
13.

What is the process called that groups things together by similarities
14.

The scientific study of how living things are classfied is called
15.

The naming system that Linnaeus used is called
16.

The first word in a organism's scientific name is its
17.

List in order the levels of classification beginning with domain
18.

The process by which species gradually change over time is called
19.

What is a prokaryotes
20.

What domain do seaweeds,mushrooms and tomatoes and dogs belong to
21.

The scientific study of how living things are classified is called
22.

Which of the following statements about cells is not true?
- A.
  
  Cells are the building blocks of living things
- B.
  
  Cells carry out the basic life functions of living things
- C.
  
  Some organisms are made up of only one cell
- D.
  
  Most cells can be seen with the naked eye
23.

Organisms that are autotrophs are classified in which of the following domains?
- A.
  
  Bacteria
- B.
  
  Archaea
- C.
  
  Eukarya
- D.
  
  All of the above
24.

Pasteur's experiment in which he boiled broth in some flasks,but not in others,was a controlled experiment bacause
- A.
  
  It showed that bacteria do not arise spontaneously
- B.
  
  The neck of both flasks were curved
- C.
  
  Boiling or not boiling was the only variable
- D.
  
  The broth in both flask remained clear
25.

Which gas was NOT a large part of Earth's early atmosphere?
- A.
  
  Methane
- B.
  
  Nitrogen
- C.
  
  Oxygen
- D.
  
  Water vapor