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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Zoology deals with the study of plants.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mycology is the study of fungi.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The six-kingdom system includes three kingdoms of prokaryotes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sensitivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Oxygen and carbon dioxide</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They grow larger and more complicated</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Virology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Immunobiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Mycology primarily study?

<p>Fungi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Molecular Biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Order</p> Signup and view all the answers

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