Module 1: On Your Own Quiz

Classify the following organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers:

yeast (a fungus)

A biologist studies an organism and then two of its offspring. They are all identical in every possible way. Do these organisms reproduce sexually or asexually?

Classify the following as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore: sheep

Classify the following as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore: humans

An organism is multicellular with eukaryotic cells. It is also a decomposer. To what kingdom does it belong?

Classify the following organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers:

lions

You compare several organisms from different orders within a given class. You then compare organisms from different classes. In which case would you expect the differences to be greatest?

An organism is made up of one eukaryotic cell. To what kingdom does it belong?

Suppose you chose two organisms at random out of a list of the members of kingdom Plantae, then you chose two organisms at random out of a list of the members of family Pinaceae. In which case would you expect the two organisms to be the most similar?

Classify the following as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore: tiger

A scientist makes a few observations and develops an explanation for the observations that she has made. At this point, is the explanation a hypothesis, theory, or scientific fact?

An organism is multicellular and an autotroph. To what kingdom does it belong?

Classify the following as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore: cow

Classify the following organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers:

humans

Classify the following organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers:

rose bushes

When trying to convince you of something, people will often insert "Science has proven..." at the beginning of a statement. Can science actually prove something?