Chapter 8:
The Microscopic World
Practice Test
1.
Why do scientists refer to green plants as producers?
a.
Plants are unable to catch their own food.
b.
Plants have chlorophyll.
c.
Plants have more than one cell.
d.
Plants are able to make their own food.
Hint
2.
Name the two kingdoms of bacteria.
a.
eubacteria and archaebacteria
b.
fungi and bacteria
c.
bacteria and protists
d.
fungi and algae
Hint
3.
How are bacteria useful?
a.
They are used to clean up oil spills.
b.
They help produce certain foods.
c.
They are used to manufacture medicine
d.
All of the above.
Hint
4.
What do all protists require to survive?
a.
cilia
b.
moisture
c.
flagella
d.
chlorophyll
Hint
5.
What is an organism that live on or in another living thing and feeds on it called?
a.
prey
b.
producer
c.
parasite
d.
penicillium
Hint
6.
What are viruses made of?
a.
RNA only
b.
cells
c.
DNA only
d.
DNA or RNA and a protein coat
Hint
7.
What trait do scientists use to classify viruses?
a.
size
b.
color
c.
how deadly they are
d.
shape
Hint
8.
What do scientists call an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye?
a.
macroorganisms
b.
tiny organisms
c.
microorganisms
d.
miniorganisms
Hint
9.
What is the most important job of fungi?
a.
reproduce
b.
adapt
c.
make their own food
d.
decompose organic material
Hint
10.
What is an animal that is unable to make its own food called?
a.
producer
b.
microorganism
c.
a virus
d.
consumer
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