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Unit One Examination
There are seven parts of the Scientific Method. They are always done in order. Order the parts of the Scientific Method from first to seventh. Order the steps in the method by putting a number, one to seven, in the appropriate blank by the step.
1. _____Collect Data
2. _____State Hypothesis
3. _____Study Data
4. _____Identify the Problem
5. _____Make Conclusions
6. _____Test Hypothesis
7. --------_____ Make Observations
There are six life processes that all organisms must do to survive. Complete the phrase with the words provided and then cross the word you have used out. If you don�t know the answer use the process of elimination.
Words to use: grow � reproduce � nutrients � waste � changes � energy
1. Getting rid of _______ is another life process.
2. ______________ are chemicals that living things need in order to stay alive.
3. All organisms react to ___________ around them.
4. Cells use energy and nutrients to __________.
5. Livings things __________, or make more of their own kind
6. The cells of living organisms break down food material to release the __________.
__________ of thirteen questions answered correctly
What three criteria are used to classify organisms into kingdoms?
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What are the five kingdoms that living organisms are classified into?
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Multiple Choice
1. Different organs that work together make up a
(a) cell (b) system (c) tissue (d) species
2. A kingdom includes a very large number of
(a) cells (b) species (c) scientists (d) ideas
3. The job of the cell wall is
(a) making food (b) storing food (c) protection (d) trapping light
4. What material changes sunlight to chemical energy?
(a) pollen (b) chlorophyll (c) cytoplasm (d) spores
5. Which animal probably has the most legs?
(a) insect (b) arachnid (c) millipede (d) centipede
6. Birds are the only animals with
(a) wings (b) beaks (c) eggs with shells (d) feathers
__________________ of fourteen questions answered correctly
7. Cold-blooded vertebrates that always breathe with gills are
(a) fish (b) amphibians (c) reptiles (d) arachnids
8. Mammals are the only animals that have
(a) live young (b) milk (c) lungs (d) eggs
9. Different species that share a habitat have different
(a) communities (b) ecosystems (c) homes (d) niches
10. Populations can grow larger if they have a large supply of
(a) communities (b) food (c) ecosystems (d) niches
11. During the pioneer stage of succession, the first organisms to live on damaged land are usually
(a) mammals (b) small plants (c) insects (d) trees
Short Answers
1. What would happen to an organism if it could not get energy?
2. How could a classification system help scientists learn more about a newly discovered species?
3. What part of a cell is like a tiny food factory?
4. Describe two ways a spore differs from a seed?
5. Why do animals have to eat other organisms?
6. How are amphibians and reptiles different?
_______ of eleven questions answered correctly
7. How are decomposers important to a community?
8. How does living in groups help some animals stay alive?
9. What is the difference between and extinct species and an endangered one?
Vocabulary
Roger nucleus, organism, vacuole, crustacean, arachnid, classify, community, life process, photosynthesis, kingdom, lateral line, endangered species, population, nutrient, extinct, regenerate, segmented, vertebrate, invertebrate, climax community,
1. An _________________ has two body segments and no antennae.
2. An ______________ is any kind of living thing.
3. A ____________________ is made up of all the populations living in a certain place.
4. An earthworm is a _____________ worm.
5. The last part of succession is the __________________ _______________.
6. The ______________ controls the actions of other cell parts
7. A ___________________ is an animal with a backbone.
8. An ___________________ _________________ must be protected so it doesn�t become extinct.
9. Scientists ______________ organisms into groups.
_______________ of twelve questions answered correctly
10. A cell stores water in a _____________.
11. A fish�s ___________ ______ feels changes in the water around it.
12. A _____ ________ is an activity that helps an organism stay alive.
13. A species that is gone forever is ___________.
14. An octopus is _____________ without a shell.
15. An ____________________ is an animal without a backbone.
16. A _________________ is made up of the organisms of one species.
17. Sunlight is trapped during the first step of _________________.
18. A _________________ is the largest group into which organisms can be classified.
19. If a starfish looses a body part it can _________________ a new one.
20. A __________________ is a chemical needed for growth and life.
_________ of ten questions answered correctly.
_________ of sixty questions answered correctly
