TOPICAL QUESTIONS TOPICS: 1. CLASSIFICATION 2. CELL 1. Which one of the following animals belongs to the insect family? A. B. C. D. A B C D 2. Respiration is one of the seven characteristics of all living organisms. What is meant by respiration? A. The way that all living things are made of cells B. The way living things get energy from food. C. The reaction to a change in the environment D. Being able to produce a new individual 3. One of the following is a characteristic of all living things? A. Can make a response B. Has a brain C. Can make its own food D. Is warm-blooded 4. Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Plants make their own food while animals cannot make their own food B. Animals can move from place to place, while plants can only move their own parts C. The cells in animals have a nucleus, while plant cells do not have a nucleus D. The cells in plants have cell walls while animal cells do NOT have cell walls 5. The ability of a living organism to change its location is called? A. response B. excretion C. movement D. nutrition 6. All living things are placed into two basic groups. These groups are: A. land animals and sea animals B. the birds and the bees C. the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom D. vertebrates and invertebrates 7. Which one of the following can be considered a living thing? A. Sky B. Mushroom C. Bicycle D. Mountain 8. The process by which all living things break down food to release energy is called A. response B. respiration C. reproduction D. movement 9. Which characteristic must all species have in order to avoid extinction? A. Excretion B. Reproduction C. Respiration C. cordition 10. Which one of the following pairs contains two vertebrates? A. Worm and snake B. Worm and rat C. Frog and Fish D. Giraffe and jellyfish 11. The reaction to a stimulus by a living organism is called A. Response B. Respiration C. Nutrition D. Movement 12. Animals that do NOT have a backbone are called A. Invertebrates B. Mammals C. Vertebrates D. Birds 13. Which one of the following creatures is an invertebrate? A. B. C. D. A B C D 15. Which one of the seven characteristics of living things is involved when a seal gives birth to a pup? A. Excretion B. Reproduction C. Growth D. Nutrition E. Respiration F. Response G. Movement The green part of the cell labelled X in the diagram is known as A. a chloroplast B. cytoplasm C. the cell nucleus D. the cell membrane 16. The diagram shows a microscope. What is the part labelled X and what is its function? A. X = mirror and its function is to shine light on the glass slide. B. X = coarse adjustment and its function is to allow you to see a clear, magnified image. C. X = objective lens and its function is to allow you to see a clear, magnified image. D. X = stage and its function is to hold the glass slide 17. The diagram shows a plant cell as seen under a microscope. Two of the labels are incorrect. What are they? A. Nucleus and chloroplast B. Vacuole and cytoplasm C. Vacuole and chloroplast D. Cell wall and cell membrane 18. Which one of the following is a nerve cell? A. B. C. D. A B C D 19. The parts labelled Y and Z in the diagram are A. the eyepiece and mirror respectively B. the mirror and the eyepiece respectively C. the objective lens and the turret respectively D. the eyepiece and the objective lens respectively 20. The dichotomous key shown below can be used to identify birds W, X, Y, and Z. Bird X is most likely A. Certhidea B. Geospiza C. Camarhynchus D. Platyspiza Loading … Question 1 of 20