Glencoe Biology

Section 1: Introduction to Biology

Self-Check Quizzes-English

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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