Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Four
of the kingdoms include eukaryotes and the other two include a. | plants. | c. | animals. | b. | fungi. | d. | prokaryotes. | | | | |
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Which
of the following is not a characteristic used to differentiate kingdoms? a. | cell
type | c. | nutrition | b. | root system | d. | body type | | | | |
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3.
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Which
kingdom contains both unicellular and multicellular organisms? a. | Protista | c. | Both (a) and
(b) | b. | Fungi | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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4.
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Some
heterotrophic bacteria are capable of living in the absence of a. | water. | c. | oxygen. | b. | soil. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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Bacteria are responsible for the recycling of a. | phosphorus. | c. | copper. | b. | iron. | d. | water. | | | | |
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6.
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The
major kinds of archaebacteria include a. | methanogens. | c. | halophiles. | b. | thermophiles. | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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A
temporary collection of cells that come together for a period of time and then separate is called
a(n) a. | colony. | c. | tribe. | b. | aggregation. | d. | collection. | | | | |
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Multicellular organisms : permanently :: a. | colonies :
temporarily | c. | aggregations :
permanently | b. | weight : permanently | d. | aggregations : temporarily | | | | |
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9.
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How
many general groups of protists do most biologists recognize?
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10.
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Non-motile unicellular parasites that form spores and are responsible for malaria are
called a. | flagella. | c. | autotrophs. | b. | sporozoans. | d. | algae. | | | | |
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Which
of the following are not protists? a. | fungi | c. | slime molds | b. | algae | d. | diatoms | | | | |
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Amoebas move using extensions of cytoplasm called a. | flagella. | c. | forams. | b. | sporozoans. | d. | pseudopodia. | | | | |
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Diatoms have double shells made of a. | cartilage. | c. | plankton. | b. | calcium. | d. | silica. | | | | |
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14.
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Slime
molds can be found a. | in deserts. | c. | on forest floors. | b. | on the skin of
animals. | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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Strands of connected fungal cells are called a. | hyphae. | c. | kelps. | b. | septa. | d. | zygotes. | | | | |
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Zygosporangia : zygomycetes :: a. | mold : bread | c. | zygotes : zygomycetes | b. | mushrooms :
basidiomycetes | d. | fungi :
ascomycetes | | | | |
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Various organs that carry out a major body function make up a(n) a. | organ
system. | c. | tissue. | b. | organ. | d. | body. | | | | |
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The
major gas that is released to the atmosphere by plants is a. | nitrogen. | c. | helium. | b. | carbon dioxide. | d. | oxygen. | | | | |
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19.
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The
most common seedless vascular plants are a. | ferns. | c. | fruits. | b. | gymnosperms. | d. | pine
trees. | | | | |
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Vascular plants that reproduce by making seeds, but that do not produce flowers are
called a. | ferns. | c. | fruits. | b. | gymnosperms. | d. | pine trees. | | | | |
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Most
plants are a. | heterotrophic. | c. | nonvascular. | b. | unicellular. | d. | vascular. | | | | |
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Two-thirds of all named species of animals are a. | worms. | c. | arthropods. | b. | cnidarians. | d. | mollusks. | | | | |
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A
variety of animals with cylinder-shaped bodies that occur in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats
are a. | worms. | c. | arthropods. | b. | cnidarians. | d. | mollusks. | | | | |
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24.
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A
contributing factor to the success of insects is their high rate of a. | speed. | c. | breathing. | b. | metabolism. | d. | reproduction. | | | | |
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25.
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One
difference between plants and animals is that plants are a. | prokaryotic and
animals are eukaryotic. | b. | eukaryotic and animals are
prokaryotic. | c. | autotrophs and animals are
heterotrophs. | d. | heterotrophs and animals are
autotrophs. | | |
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