Diversity Of Living Things - Chapter 2
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- 1.In multicellular organisms, cells are ______________, meaning that they have specific functions
- A.
An organ system
- B.
Specialized
- C.
Genetic material
- D.
Simple
- 2.An organized group of cells working together forms a(n) _________________-
- A.
Animal
- B.
Organ system
- C.
Organ
- D.
Tissue
- 3.The heart is a(n) ______________ that uses more than one type of tissue to pump blood
- A.
Organ
- B.
Tissue
- C.
Adaptation
- D.
Consumer
- 4.The color of a fox's fur is a(n) _____________ that increases a fox's chances of surviving long enough to reproduce
- A.
Organ
- B.
Tissue
- C.
Adaptation
- D.
Muscle
- 5.Adaptations are the result of differences that can occur in __________________
- A.
Tissue
- B.
Genetic material
- C.
Asexual reproduction
- D.
Sexual reproduction
- 6.Through the processes of ______________ , the genetic material of two oak trees comes together and produces new oak trees with genetic material from both parents
- A.
Sexual reproduction
- B.
Photosynthesis
- C.
Asexual reproduction
- D.
Cellular respiration
- 7.An organism can reproduce more quickly through _________________
- A.
Cellular respiration
- B.
Asexual reproduction
- C.
Sexual reproduction
- D.
Photosynthesis
- 8.A plant captures energy from sunlight and converts it to chemical energy through the process of _______________
- A.
Hormones
- B.
Cellular respiration
- C.
Adaptation
- D.
Photosynthesis
- 9.Plants are ________________ that do not require an outside source of energy
- A.
Heterotrophs
- B.
Autotrophs
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Starch
- 10.Using water and carbon dioxide from the environment, plants produce ______________ during photosynthesis, which stores energy
- A.
Starch
- B.
Stems
- C.
Sugar
- D.
Gravity
- 11.Potatoes are tubers that store _________________, an energy-rich compound made of many sugars
- A.
Hormones
- B.
Photosynthesis
- C.
Sugar
- D.
Starch
- 12.Roots grow down and stems grow up because ______________ is a powerful stimulus
- A.
Starch
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Sugar
- D.
Dirt
- 13.A houseplant responds to light with the help of ________________ chemical substances produced in one part of the plant that travel to a different part to bring about a reaction,
- A.
Hormones
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Wind
- D.
Photosynthesis
- 14.Animals are ________________ because they eat other organisms
- A.
Autotrophs
- B.
Heterotrophs
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Bacteria
- 15.Humans are _______________, meaning they eat both plants and animals
- A.
Carnivores
- B.
Decomposers
- C.
Omnivores
- D.
Herbivores
- 16.Both plants and animals use the process of ________________ to break down sugars inside their cells and release energy
- A.
Photosynthesis
- B.
Digestion
- C.
Cellular respiration
- D.
Breathing
- 17.A _______________ has behaviors that allow it to search for food and capture other organisms
- A.
Decomposer
- B.
Autotroph
- C.
Plant
- D.
Predator
- 18.A _________________ is any observable response to a stimulus
- A.
Behavior
- B.
Starch
- C.
Heterotroph
- D.
Sugar
- 19.A mouse hunted by an owl as a source of food is the owl's ____________
- A.
Stimuli
- B.
Hormone
- C.
Prey
- D.
Heterotroph
- 20.A fungus uses its hyphae to
- A.
Capture passing microorganisms
- B.
Digest and absorb surrounding materials
- C.
Send out spores to reproduce
- D.
Make photosynthesis happen
- 21.A mass of hyphae is called a
- A.
Lichen
- B.
Mycelium
- C.
Mold
- D.
Tissue
- 22.Fungi reproduce with spores, which are single cells that can
- A.
Grow into new organisms
- B.
Be produced by a mycelium
- C.
Die unless planted quickly
- D.
Form organs in mushrooms
- 23.Which of the following best describes yeasts?
- A.
Used as an antibiotic
- B.
Live together with lichen
- C.
Cannot be used in food
- D.
Are single-celled fungi
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