Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. Organisms which are able to manufacture their own food are termed
   a) heterotrophic
   b) saprophytic
   c) parasitic
   d) autotrophic

2. The ferns and mosses need water for the reproductive process of
   a) pollination
   b) fertilization
   c) transpiration

3. Angiosperm plants which live for more than one growing season and which have large woody roots are called
   a) perennials
   b) annuals
   c) monocots

4. All living cells contain
   a) chloroplasts
   b) cell walls
   c) centrosomes
   d) cytoplasm

5. Those species of heterotrophic bacteria which obtain their food from dead and decaying organisms are said to be
   a) parasitic
   b) saprophytic
   c) toxic

6. The major divisions of the protist, plant and animal kingdoms are called
   a) classes
   b) phyla
   c) orders
   d) genera

7. Organelles which regulate the amount of water contained within the bodies of flagellates and protozoans are named
   a) contractile vacuoles
   b) food vacuoles
   c) nuclei
   d) flagella

8. Regeneration of lost parts is a characteristic of a great many of the
   a) mammals
   b) birds
   c) echinoderms

9. The plant group which captures more of the sun's energy, stores more energy as food and releases more oxygen into the air than any other plant group is the
   a) gymnosperm
   b) angiosperm
   c) algae
   d) fungi

10. The part of the moss plant which is growing in the soil is called the
   a) sporophyte
   b) gametophyte
   c) saprophyte


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