Characteristics of Living Organisms

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All living organisms show external movement, such as walking, flying, or swimming

True

Living organisms do not need to take substances from their environment to obtain energy

False

Excretion is the process of taking in waste from the environment

False

Sensitivity involves living things reacting to changes around them, such as touch, light, heat, cold, and sound

True

Zoology deals with the study of plants.

False

Reproduction is a characteristic of living things, including the production of young by plants

True

Mycology is the study of fungi.

True

Taxonomy involves arranging organisms into taxa and giving them hierarchical classifications.

True

The six-kingdom system includes three kingdoms of prokaryotes.

False

Eukaryotes are organisms with a cell nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

True

Which characteristic of living organisms involves the removal of waste from the body?

Excretion

Which characteristic of living organisms involves the reaction to changes around them, such as touch, light, heat, cold, and sound?

Sensitivity

What is the process called when living things take in substances from their environment to obtain energy, grow, and stay healthy?

Growth

What do all living organisms need to exchange with their environment as part of the process of breathing or respiration?

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

What happens to living things as a result of the energy they gain from feeding?

They grow larger and more complicated

What is the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms?

Virology

Which branch of biology focuses on the structure and function of the immune system?

Immunobiology

What does Mycology primarily study?

Fungi

Which field of biology focuses on the formation, structure, and function of macromolecules essential to life?

Molecular Biology

Taxonomy involves arranging organisms into taxa and giving them hierarchical classifications. Which level of classification groups genera into families?

Order

Test your knowledge on the seven characteristics of living organisms, including feeding and movement. Explore how living organisms obtain energy and exhibit internal and external movement.

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