| questions | answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| what is an organism | a living thing | 100%
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| what is fertile | able to reproduce | 14%
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| what is growth | a permanent increase in size and dry mass | 14%
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| what does terrestrial mean | living on land | 14%
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| what is infertile | not able to reproduce | 14%
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| what is cellulose | a carbohydrate that forms long fibers and makes up the cell walls of plants | 0%
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| what is a pinna | a flap on the outside of the body that directs sound into the ear | 0%
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| what is chlorophyll | a green pigment that absorbs energy from light to combine carbon dioxide with water and make glucose | 0%
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| what is a species | a group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring | 0%
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| what is a genus | a group of species that share similar features and a common ancestor | 0%
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| what is a diaphragm | a muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals to help with breathing | 0%
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| what is movement | an action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place | 0%
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| what is an arthropod | an animal with jointed legs but no backbone | 0%
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| what is a prokaryote | an organism whose cells do not have a nucleus | 0%
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| what is a fungus | an organism whose cells have cell walls but does not photosynthesize | 0%
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| what is a placenta | an organ that connects the growing fetus to its mother | 0%
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| what is a protoctist | a single celled organism or one with several very similar cells | 0%
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| what is a common ancestor | a species that lived in the past and is thought to have given rise to several different species alive today | 0%
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| what is an exoskeleton | a supportive structure on the outside of the body | 0%
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| what is the binomial system | a system of naming species that is internationally agreed in which the scientific name is made up of two parts showing the genus and the species | 0%
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| what is a dichotomous key | a way of identifying an organism by working through pairs of statements that lead you to its name | 0%
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| what is metamorphosis | changing from a larva with one body to an adult with a different body form | 0%
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| what does vestigial mean | description of a structure that has evolved to become so small that it is no longer useful | 0%
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| what does aquatic mean | living on water | 0%
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| what is unicellular | made of a single cell | 0%
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| what is multicellular | made of many cells | 0%
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| what is a hyphae | microscopic threads made of cells linked in a long line that make up the body of a fungus | 0%
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| what is a kingdom | one of the major groups into which all organisms are classified | 0%
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| what are decomposers | organisms that break down organic substances outside their bodies, releasing nutrients from them that other organisms can use | 0%
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| what are mammary glands | organs found only in mammals which produce milk to feed young | 0%
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| what are monocotyledons | plants with one cotyledon in their seeds | 0%
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| what are dicotyledons | plants with two cotyledons in their seeds | 0%
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| organic substances | substances that are made by living things | 0%
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| what is nutrition | taking in materials for energy, growth, and development | 0%
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| what is sensitivity | the ability to detect and respond to changes in the internal or external environment | 0%
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| what is respiration | the chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy for metabolism | 0%
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| what is metabolism | the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms | 0%
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| what is dry mass | the mass of an organism after it has been killed and all water removed from it | 0%
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| what is reproduction | the processes that make more of the same kind of organism | 0%
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| what is excretion | the removal of waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirements | 0%
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| what are spores | very small groups of cells surrounded by a protective wall used in reproduction | 0%
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