18 Questions
What is the Greek word for 'animal'?
Zoion
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all animals?
Unicellular
What defines the existence of an individual human being or animal?
Life
Which property of living things refers to the assemblage of complex, large molecules known as MACROMOLECULES?
Chemical uniqueness
What do all animals have in common in terms of nutrition?
They must consume living or dead organisms
Which characteristic of living things involves possessing a genetic program?
Possessing a genetic program
What are the 4 major macromolecules in living organisms?
Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic acids, Lipids
At what biological level would social behavior like food gathering in ants appear?
Population
What is the process that occurs at the cellular level for life to reproduce?
Cell division
What will happen if heredity is perfect?
Enhanced adaptation
What is the significance of variation in living organisms?
Increased adaptability
What is the smallest unit of the biological hierarchy?
Cells
What characteristic does the presence of DNA in all cells describe about living organisms?
Presence of a genetic program
Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus?
Mating call of an animal
Which of the following correctly represents the sequence of increasing organization?
Cells, tissues, organs
What term refers to properties that become apparent only at higher hierarchical levels of organization?
Emergent
In the context of living organisms, which of the following is an example of homeostasis?
Shivering during cold temperature
Which combination of characteristics is shown by a group of fish swimming towards a tapping sound on an aquarium glass?
Response to stimulus, homeostasis
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