Biology: Classification and Characteristics of Living Things

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What is the characteristic that distinguishes vertebrates from invertebrates?

  • Soft body with a hard outer casing
  • Ability to move
  • Ability to grow
  • Presence of a backbone (correct)

Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 characteristics of living things?

  • Growth
  • Photosynthesis (correct)
  • Movement
  • Reproduction

What is the primary way that Animalia, a kingdom of Eukarya, obtains energy?

  • Feeding on dead organisms
  • Photosynthesis
  • Making its own food
  • Feeding on other organisms (correct)

What is the name of the domain that includes complex organisms such as animals and plants?

<p>Eukarya (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a characteristic of living things related to getting rid of waste?

<p>Excretion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way that organisms in the kingdom Plantae obtain energy?

<p>By using photosynthesis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic that distinguishes invertebrates from vertebrates?

<p>The presence of a backbone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the domain that includes simple cells such as bacteria?

<p>Archaea (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following kingdoms is characterized by organisms that feed on dead organic matter?

<p>Fungi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes the kingdom Protista from the other kingdoms of Eukarya?

<p>Their simple life forms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characteristics of living things is related to the ability to respond to changes in the environment?

<p>Sensitivity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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