20 Questions
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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