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01: Introduction: Biology Today
Activities Quiz
Activities Quiz
This activity contains 25 questions.
An organ, such as the liver, is composed of _____.
organs
populations
atoms
communities
tissues
Which of these is an organ system?
stomach
mucosa
dog
digestive
gamete
What are the two main types of cells?
bacteria and archaea
plant and animal
bacteria and protist
prokaryotes and eukaryotes
bacteria and eukaryotes
The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell.
prokaryotic
fungal
animal
bacterial
plant
The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell.
prokaryotic
bacterial
animal
archaeal
plant
Which of these provides your body with energy?
minerals
fats
oxygen
vitamins
light
Plants use _____ as a source of energy.
minerals
fats
oxygen
vitamins
light
What element is found in all organic compounds?
carbon
oxygen
helium
iron
nitrogen
Plants obtain carbon from _____.
water
carbon dioxide
sugar
oxygen
glucose
What name is given to organisms that convert the carbon in organic compounds into carbon in carbon dioxide?
autotrophs
heterotrophs
plants
recyclers
decomposers
Where do plants get the energy to make organic molecules?
minerals
glucose
vitamins
light
water
Which of these is NOT an organic molecule?
carbohydrates
minerals
proteins
glucose
lipids
Where do plants get the carbon they use to make organic molecules?
glucose
oxygen
water
starch
carbon dioxide
Prokaryotic cells are found in the domain(s) _____.
Bacteria and Archaea
Bacteria and Eukarya
Bacteria and Protista
Bacteria
Protista and Archaea
In the five-kingdom system, prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom _____.
Protista
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Monera
A human is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.
Eukarya ... Fungi
Eukarya ... Protista
Eukarya ... Plantae
Eukarya ... Animalia
Bacteria ... Archaea
A rose bush is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.
Eukarya ... Fungi
Eukarya ... Protista
Eukarya ... Plantae
Eukarya ... Animalia
Bacteria ... Archaea
In the five-kingdom system, which kingdom consists primarily of unicellular eukaryotes?
Fungi
Protista
Plantae
Animalia
Monera
In the two-kingdom system, why were fungi classified in the kingdom Plantae?
They are sedentary.
They are heterotrophs.
They lack cell walls.
They are unicellular.
They are autotrophs.
There is(are) _____ eukaryotic domain(s).
one
two
three
four
five
The Galápagos Islands are cooled by the _____.
Equatorial Countercurrent
Humboldt Current
Monsoon Drift
Gulf Stream
Kuroshio Current
How many finch species did Darwin send to the British Museum?
13
15
17
21
30
Which one of the following statements is true?
DDT does not help prevent disease from passing from agricultural animals to humans.
Cost was a major factor in the United States government's decision to ban DDT.
Many African governments concluded that the potential long-term health effects of DDT were not as serious as the immediate problem of insect control.
DDT cannot accumulate in the fat of animals.
The DDT ban in the United States has made it very difficult to control agricultural insect pests.
In animal populations, DDT causes _____.
birth defects
tuberculosis
sleeping sickness
the flu
malaria
DDT is _____-soluble so it accumulates in _____.
fat ... milk
water ... milk
water ... streams
fat ... streams
water ... oceans
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