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
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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Eubacteria : prokaryotes :: a. | Fungi : prokaryotes | c. | Protista : eukaryotes | b. | Animalia :
prokaryotes | d. | Archaebacteria :
eukaryotes | | | | |
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Which
of the following is not a characteristic used to classify bacteria? a. | shape | c. | metabolism | b. | color | d. | cell wall | | | | |
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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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Halophiles : salty water :: a. | Thermophiles : swamps | c. | Thermophiles : very hot places | b. | Methanogens :
very cold water | d. | Magiphiles :
sand | | | | |
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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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Amoebas move using extensions of cytoplasm called a. | flagella. | c. | forams. | b. | sporozoans. | d. | pseudopodia. | | | | |
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11.
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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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Chitin is a tough material found in the cell walls of a. | plants. | c. | fungi. | b. | bacteria. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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Zygosporangia : zygomycetes :: a. | mold : bread | c. | zygotes : zygomycetes | b. | mushrooms :
basidiomycetes | d. | fungi :
ascomycetes | | | | |
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Distinct groups of cells with a similar structure and function are
called a. | organ
systems. | c. | tissues. | b. | organs. | d. | bodies. | | | | |
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16.
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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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Angiosperms produce seeds in 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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Snails, squids, and clams are all examples of a. | worms. | c. | arthropods. | b. | cnidarians. | d. | mollusks. | | | | |
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Jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals are all examples of a. | worms. | c. | arthropods. | b. | cnidarians. | d. | mollusks. | | | | |
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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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25.
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The
plant tissue that transports water and dissolved nutrients is called a. | vascular
tissue. | c. | nervous
tissue. | b. | spongy tissue. | d. | muscle tissue. | | | | |
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