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- Characteristics of Life and Classifications Quiz (20 Questions)
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Characteristics of Life and Classifications Quiz (20 Questions)

HESI A2 Biology Course Biology Basics Characteristics of Life and Classifications Quiz (20 Questions)

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1. Question
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
- Organisms can maintain homeostasis.
- Organisms are made up of cells.
- Organisms can move around.
- Organisms can produce offspring.
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2. Question
Through which characteristic of life does the new progeny (offspring) of species receive their hereditary (inherited) traits?
- Reproduction
- Growth and development
- Evolution
- Response to stimuli
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3. Question
What is the name of the ability of a living thing to maintain constant internal body conditions, despite changes in external conditions?
- Adaptation
- Evolution
- Homeostasis
- Metabolism
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
The entire biochemical reactions taking place in a cell are referred to as __________.
- Metabolism
- Response to stimuli
- Homeostasis
- Adaptation
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
Intense workouts can cause sweating in humans. Which of the following characteristics of life does it depict?
- Cells produce energy for muscle movement
- Growth and development
- Responding to the external stimuli
- Maintaining a stable internal environment of the body
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
Homo sapiens have changed drastically when compared to the early humans from around five million years ago. The changes are due to __________.
- Reproduction
- Evolution
- Homeostasis
- Metabolism
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
Which of the following statements is true for cells?
- Cells are the main evolutionary factors.
- Cells are small, structural, and functional units of life.
- Cells are hereditary factors passed on from parents to offspring.
- Cells are growth and developmental factors in the species.
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
Which of the following is true for all living things?
- All organisms can move.
- All living organisms are multicellular in nature.
- All living things can reproduce.
- All living things can make their own food.
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
Plants usually grow towards the sunlight. What kind of characteristic is this?
- Metabolism
- Homeostasis
- Response
- Development
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
Normal human body temperature always hovers around 37°C or 98.6°F. This is the best example of __________.
- Metabolism
- Homeostasis
- Response to stimuli
- Growth and development
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
Which of the following shows the correct representation of the classification from most inclusive to least inclusive?
- Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- Domain, Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species
- Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Species, Genus
- Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Species, Genus
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12. Question
Choose the correct arrangement for the system of classification from least inclusive to most inclusive.
- Species, Genus, Family, Order
- Species, Genus, Order, Family
- Species, Order, Family, Genus
- Species, Family, Order, Genus
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13. Question
Identify the least inclusive level of organism classification.
- Domain
- Class
- Genus
- Species
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
Which of the following is the least inclusive level of classification amongst the following?
- Phylum
- Family
- Order
- Class
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15. Question
Which of the following ranks of classification is less inclusive than Class?
- Domain
- Genus
- Phylum
- Kingdom
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
Identify the most inclusive ranks of classification below.
- Species
- Family
- Phylum
- Kingdom
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
Which of the following ranks should be selected first to classify any organism?
- Species
- Genus
- Kingdom
- Class
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
Which of the following ranks of classification are more inclusive than Order?
- Species
- Genus
- Family
- Class
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
Bony fishes belong to Phylum Chordata. Which of the following levels of classification is more inclusive than this level?
- Kingdom
- Class
- Order
- Family
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
Bees belong to a Class of insects. Which of the following levels of classification is the next less inclusive one than this level?
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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