SCMH 1010 MOSS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
These organisms dissolve dead plants and animals to obtain nourishment - ANS fungi
This classification category is composed of families - ANS order
The insects are included in the - ANS arthropods
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things? - ANS all living things are
able to reproduce
A distinguishing difference between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell - ANS the presence of
a nucleus in the eukaryotic cell, but the absence of it in the prokaryotic cell
The green algae and protozoa are included within the - ANS protists
In traditional biological classification, the kingdoms are - ANS monera, protista, fungi, plants
and animals
In modern biological classification, the kingdoms are - ANS Eucaryea, Archaea and Bacteria
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,The largest classification category of living things is the - ANS phylum
A population of organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring is called a - ANS species
Which of the following animals has a backbone? - ANS lizard
Humans belong to the phylum - ANS chordates
Penicillin was discovered by - ANS Alexander Fleming
A reasonable estimate for the number of species currently alive on Earth is - ANS more than
1,500,000
The smallest individual unites of life are called - ANS cells
The scientific name for humans is - ANS Homo sapiens
Spores are reproductive structures produced on the undersides of the leaves of - ANS ferns
Photosynthesis is a method for obtaining nourishment by - ANS rose plants
Even though matter is continuously recycled through an ecosystem, ________ flows through
only once - ANS energy
Plants that produce seeds without the benefit of flowers are - ANS pine trees
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, The process that divides one cell into two is called - ANS mitosis
Any process that occurs in the absence of oxygen is classified - ANS anaerobic
An organelle not found in the cells of animals is - ANS chloroplast
This organelle contains digestive chemicals - ANS lysosome
This molecule forms the bulk of the cell membrane - ANS phospholipid
Which of the following is appropriate for viewing cells and their components - ANS only a
light microscope is appropriate
This process is used by yeast cells to produce energy and alcohol - ANS fermentation
DNA is carried in thread - like structures called - ANS chromosomes
The fluid materials that lies between cell organelles is called - ANS cytoplasm
The special kind of cell division that produces eggs and sperm is - ANS meiosis
The function of the mitochondria is to - ANS produce ATP
The first step in the extraction of energy from glucose is called - ANS glycolysis
This is the barrier of cellulose that surrounds plant cells - ANS cell wall
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
These organisms dissolve dead plants and animals to obtain nourishment - ANS fungi
This classification category is composed of families - ANS order
The insects are included in the - ANS arthropods
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things? - ANS all living things are
able to reproduce
A distinguishing difference between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell - ANS the presence of
a nucleus in the eukaryotic cell, but the absence of it in the prokaryotic cell
The green algae and protozoa are included within the - ANS protists
In traditional biological classification, the kingdoms are - ANS monera, protista, fungi, plants
and animals
In modern biological classification, the kingdoms are - ANS Eucaryea, Archaea and Bacteria
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,The largest classification category of living things is the - ANS phylum
A population of organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring is called a - ANS species
Which of the following animals has a backbone? - ANS lizard
Humans belong to the phylum - ANS chordates
Penicillin was discovered by - ANS Alexander Fleming
A reasonable estimate for the number of species currently alive on Earth is - ANS more than
1,500,000
The smallest individual unites of life are called - ANS cells
The scientific name for humans is - ANS Homo sapiens
Spores are reproductive structures produced on the undersides of the leaves of - ANS ferns
Photosynthesis is a method for obtaining nourishment by - ANS rose plants
Even though matter is continuously recycled through an ecosystem, ________ flows through
only once - ANS energy
Plants that produce seeds without the benefit of flowers are - ANS pine trees
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, The process that divides one cell into two is called - ANS mitosis
Any process that occurs in the absence of oxygen is classified - ANS anaerobic
An organelle not found in the cells of animals is - ANS chloroplast
This organelle contains digestive chemicals - ANS lysosome
This molecule forms the bulk of the cell membrane - ANS phospholipid
Which of the following is appropriate for viewing cells and their components - ANS only a
light microscope is appropriate
This process is used by yeast cells to produce energy and alcohol - ANS fermentation
DNA is carried in thread - like structures called - ANS chromosomes
The fluid materials that lies between cell organelles is called - ANS cytoplasm
The special kind of cell division that produces eggs and sperm is - ANS meiosis
The function of the mitochondria is to - ANS produce ATP
The first step in the extraction of energy from glucose is called - ANS glycolysis
This is the barrier of cellulose that surrounds plant cells - ANS cell wall
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