Glencoe Biology

Section 1: Introduction to Biology

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
A (an) ____ is any part of an organism's environment that causes a reaction.
A)species
B)adaptation
C)stimulus
D)organization
2.
The process of natural changes that take place during an organism's life is called ____.
A)growth
B)development
C)response
D)adaptation
3.
Drip-tip leaves allow plants to live in what kind of environment?
A)tropical
B)windy
C)cold
D)desert
4.
Which of these is not an example of the body maintaining homeostasis?
A)red blood cells delivering oxygen
B)emergence of an evolutionary adaptation
C)lungs absorbing oxygen
D)insulin production in the pancreas
5.
Which of the following constitutes the basic structural organization of life?
A)weather conditions in a habitat
B)cell organelles that combine to form nuclei
C)species living in an environment
D)cells that make up tissues and structures
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