Living Things and Biodiversity

All living things are placed into two basic groups. These groups are:
1. the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom
2. land animals and sea animals
3. vertebrates and invertebrates
4. the birds and the bees
Animals that do NOT have a backbone are called
1. invertebrates
2. vertebrates
3. mammals
4. birds
Which one of the following creatures is an invertebrate?
Which one of the following animals is a vertebrate?
A method of identifying plants or animals based on questions relating to characteristics of the plant or animal is called
1. a key
2. a lock
3. an enquiry
4. a classification
How many characteristics of living things are there?
1. Seven
2. Five
3. Three
4. Eight
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing?
1. Communication
2. Movement
3. Excretion
4. Growth
The process by which all living things break down food to release energy is called
1. respiration
2. reproduction
3. movement
4. response
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
1. The cells in animals have a nucleus, while plant cells do not have a nucleus.
2. Animals can move from place to place, while plants can only move their own parts.
3. The cells in plants have cell walls while animal cells do NOT have cell walls.
4. Plants make their own food while animals cannot make their own food.
The reaction to a stimulus by a living organism is called
1. respiration
2. movement
3. response
4. nutrition
Which one of the following characteristics of life cannot take place in very young humans?
1. nutrition
2. movement
3. excretion
4. reproduction
Which one of the following animals belongs to the insect family?
This insect can lift an object 30 times its own weight. What insect is this?
1. ant
2. bee
3. mosquito
4. flea
Which one of the following is a characteristic of all living things?
1. Can make a response
2. Has a brain
3. Is warm-blooded
4. Can make its own food
Which one of the following can be considered a living thing?
1. Mushroom
2. Sky
3. Bicycle
4. Mountain
Biologists classify living things using a key. Which one of the following is not classified by biologists?
1. TV shows
2. Butterflies
3. Fish
4. Cats
Which one of the following characteristics involves getting rid of waste?
1. Excretion
2. Indigestion
3. Removal
4. Nutrition
Producing offspring is another name for
1. reproduction
2. respiration
3. nutrition
4. excretion
Which one of the following can be classified as an invertebrate?
1. Spider
2. Snake
3. Hawk
4. Dolphin
Which one of the following pairs contains two vertebrates?
1. Frog and Fish
2. Worm and rat
3. Giraffe and jellyfish
4. Fish and jellyfish
What is the name given to the way in which organisms get their own food?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Response
Which characteristic must all species have in order to avoid extinction?
1. Reproduction
2. Respiration
3. Growth
4. Excretion
Respiration is one of the seven characteristics of all living organisms. What is meant by respiration?
1. The way living things get energy from food.
2. The way that all living things are made of cells.
3. The reaction to a change in the environment.
4. Being able to produce a new individual.
The ability of a living organism to change its location is called
1. movement
2. excretion
3. response
4. nutrition
One of the seven characteristics of living things is growth. Which one of the following statements best describes growth?
1. The process whereby cells divide and increase.
2. The ability to react to the surrounding environment.
3. Using energy from the sun to make food.
4. Being able to change location.
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when a fox eats a rabbit?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when a plant gets its energy from stored food?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when an organism gets bigger?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when a rabbit runs away from a fox?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when a seal gives birth to a pup?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when an athlete sweats after a race?
1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Excretion
4. Growth
5. Reproduction
6. Movement
7. Response
In classifying living things, nowadays many biologists use a classification system that involves a number of kingdoms.
How many kingdoms are there?
1. Five
2. Two
3. Seven
4. Four
To which kingdom of living things do dolphins belong?
1. Animalae
2. Monera
3. Protista
4. Fungi
To which kingdom of living things do ash trees belong?
1. Plantae
2. Monera
3. Protista
4. Fungi
To which kingdom of living things do mushrooms belong?
1. Fungi
2. Plantae
3. Monera
4. Protista
Which kingdom of living things do bacteria belong?
1. Monera
2. Plantae
3. Protista
4. Fungi
To which kingdom of living things do algae belong?
1. Protista
2. Monera
3. Plantae
4. Fungi
Some organisms feed off living organisms. These are called
1. parasites
2. producers
3. herbivores
4. carnivores
An example of a parasite is
Liver fluke and tapeworm are examples of parasites that
1. live inside an organism
2. live outside an organism
3. live both inside and outside an organism
4. live in citrus fruits

Living Things and Biodiversity

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