Life Science Midterm review

1. Life Science Midterm review • Part 1 – lessons 1 and 2 • Part 2 – lessons 3 and 4

2. Part 1

3. Lesson 1 Review Characteristics of Life

4. Anything that an organism responds to is called a ____________

5. All living things are called _____________

6. When I turn my lights on in the morning my fish swim to the top of the tank to be fed. What is the stimulus?

7. To determine whether euglenas can sense light or not, I shined a flashlight on them to watch them react. Shining a light on them would be called a ____

8. Every time I open a can of cat foot my cats come running. What is the stimulus?

9. Are viruses alive?

10. In the center of a virus, just like a cell, you will find ____________

11. Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things? A. All living things breathe oxygen B. All living things breathe carbon dioxide C. All living things reproduce D. All living things are fast.

12. An organism is anything that is _______

13. Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things?A. All living things grow hairB. All living things respond to stimuliC. All living things have lungsD. All living things need Vitamin C

14. Taxonomy is the science or study of:

15. In which kingdom would grass belong to?

16. In which kingdom would yeast belong to?

17. In which kingdom would the bacterial species Escherichia coli belong to?

18. In which kingdom would the protists like algae belong to?

19. In which kingdom of life would the American black bear belong?

20. In which kingdom would the maple tree belong to?

21. streptococcus pneumioniaeis a species of bacteria. Which kingdom of life would they belong to?

22. Every organism is given a scientific name, which is a two-word name made up of the organism’s ______ and ____.A. Kingdom and Phylum B. Phylum and Class C. Class and Order D. Genus and Species.

23. What Genus does Canisfamiliarisbelong to?

24. What are the five kingdoms of life?

25. Which of the 5 kingdoms of life do viruses belong to?

26. Can you kill a virus?

27. How can you prevent a virus before you get it?

28. A __________ is made from damaged virus particles and can be used to prevent viral diseases (not cure them!)

29. Which of the following best describes a virus? A. A single celled organism with eukaryotic cells B. A multicellular organism with eukaryotic cells C. A nonliving particle with a core of DNA D. A nonliving particle that is multicellular.

30. Green algae are protists. What kingdom do they belong to?

31. Lesson 2 Review Cellular Organization

32. All organisms are made up of ________.(these are bigger than atoms and molecules)

33. Organisms are either ___________ celled or ____________ cellular

34. _________ are the basic units of structure and function for every living thing.

35. A bunch of similar cells working together is called ___________

36. A bunch of tissues working together is called an __________

37. This is bunch of muscle cells working together. They form a muscle ________________

38. The fluid that cells are filled with is called ___________

39. Your stomach is made up of three layers of different ____________

40. Your skin is made of 3 layers of tissue. This means that it is a______

41. The stomach is an organ because its’ made of multiple layers of _____

42. The human brain is made of multiple types of tissue. This means that it is a _________

43. The outside of a cell is called the ________ __________

44. Your bones are organs. When they work together they form an ____ _____.

45. Are these cells producers, consumers, or decomposers?

46. Where can you find chlorophyll at in a cell?

47. What is this organelle called? It is used by consumers to make ATP using Glucose.

48. The ________ is the part of the cell that holds the DNA.

49. What does ATP stand for?

50. The genetic information that is in all of your cells is called _________