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3. Biological Organization Cells Organelles Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Characteristics Of
Life
Biological
Organization
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Organelles
Prokaryotes
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Eukaryotes
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4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
A. growth and development
B. ability to move
C. response to the environment
D. ability to reproduce

5. B. ability to move

6. Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why some North American birds fly south for the winter?
A. Living things respond to their environment.
B. Living things maintain metabolism.
Living things are made up of units called
cells.
Living things are based on a universal
genetic code.

7. A. Living things respond to their environment.

8. Organisms need to take in ____________________ to fuel chemical reactions for growth and development.

9. Energy

10. The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes is called ____________________.

11. Metabolism

12. Which characteristic of life is most important to the survival of a whole species rather than an individual member of the species?  

13. Reproduction

14. Tissues are composed of a group of ___________?
A. similar cells
B. related organisms
C. organ systems
D. related organs

15. A. similar cells

16. Smallest levels of organization that biologists study

17. Molecules

18. What is the primary function of the system pictured?
A. maintains body temperature
B. supports weight of the body
C. filters waste from the blood
D. coordinates movement in the body s

19. B. supports weight of the body

20. A. cell, tissue, organ system, organ
Which represents the levels of organization in a multicellular organism from the simplest level to the most complex level?
A. cell, tissue, organ system, organ
B. organ system, organ, tissue, cell
C. tissue, organ, organ system, cell
D. cell, tissue, organ, organ system

21. D. cell, tissue, organ, organ system

22. Why is cell communication important in the human body?

23. To allow cells to maintain homeostasis

24. The process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment inside their bodies is called

25. Homeostasis

26. The cells of unicellular organisms are
A. specialized to perform different tasks
larger than those of multicellular
organisms
able to carry out all the functions
necessary for life
unable to respond to changes in their
environment

27. able to carry out all the functions necessary for life

28. Cell specialization (difference in shape and size) allows cells to
A. reproduce
B. perform different functions
C. respond to their environment
D. be less complex

29. B. perform different functions

30. Plant cells have chloroplasts but do not have mitochondria.
True or False

31. False

32. Define what each of the following does in a negative feedback loop:
(1) Receptors
(2) Control center
(3) Effectors

33. (1)Receptor receives input about a change in a controlled condition & sends it to control center
(2) Control center  evaluates input and decides whether or not to react; sends decision to output
(3) Effector  receives output and reverses the original change to maintain dynamic homeostatic conditions

34. Organelle that converts chemical energy stored in food into ATP ?

35. Mitochondria

36. Function of the cytoskeleton

37. Help maintain cell shape OR intracellular highway

38. Main function of the cell membrane

39. Control what enters and leaves the cell

40. Organelle that contains digestive enzymes that break down organelles that are no longer useful

41. Lysosome

42. Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?
ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum,
Golgi apparatus
chloroplast
endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome,
ribosome, Golgi apparatus,
endoplasmic reticulum

43. A. ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus

44. Prokaryotes enclose their DNA in a nucleus
True OR False

45. False

46. Give an example of a prokaryotic organism

47. Bacteria

48. What theory explains the presence of certain organelles in eukaryotic cells

49. Endosymbiotic Theory

50. Name three structures found only in eukaryotic cells

51. Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear membrane, mitochondria, RER, SER, Golgi apparatus, vesicles (many types), centrioles

52. Name the four cell structures that all prokaryotes and eukaryotes have

53. DNA
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Ribosomes

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55. Are viruses living or non-living? Explain the reason for your answer

56. Non-living
Do not possess all of the characteristics of life
For example:
Cannot reproduce on their own-need a host
Cannot obtain and use energy on their own