Praxis 5442 Life Science Latest Version
Graded A+
What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?
✔✔Mitosis
What is the name of the pigment that allows plants to absorb light energy for photosynthesis?
✔✔Chlorophyll
What is the term for the system that regulates hormones and other processes in the body?
✔✔Endocrine system
What is the main function of white blood cells?
✔✔Fight infections
What do we call an organism that cannot make its own food and must consume other organisms?
✔✔Consumer
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,What is the term for an organism that produces its own food?
✔✔Producer
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of
another?
✔✔Parasitism
What is the term for a relationship in which both organisms benefit?
✔✔Mutualism
What is the term for the process in which plants lose water vapor through their leaves?
✔✔Transpiration
What is the term for the change in a species over time due to environmental pressures?
✔✔Evolution
What is the name of the structure in cells that controls the movement of substances in and out of
the cell?
2
,✔✔Cell membrane
What is the term for the process by which a single parent organism produces offspring that are
genetically identical?
✔✔Asexual reproduction
What is the term for the gas that plants take in during photosynthesis?
✔✔Carbon dioxide
What is the term for the process in which cells break down glucose to release energy?
✔✔Cellular respiration
What is the part of the cell where proteins are made?
✔✔Ribosomes
What is the name of the organ that filters waste from the blood and produces urine?
✔✔Kidneys
3
, What is the term for the gradual change in an ecosystem over time?
✔✔Ecological succession
What is the process by which species adapt to their environment through changes in traits?
✔✔Natural selection
What is the term for the production of offspring with genetic material from two parents?
✔✔Sexual reproduction
What is the name of the structure in the brain that controls basic life functions, such as breathing
and heartbeat?
✔✔Brainstem
What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?
✔✔Population
What is the term for an animal that only eats plants?
✔✔Herbivore
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Graded A+
What is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells?
✔✔Mitosis
What is the name of the pigment that allows plants to absorb light energy for photosynthesis?
✔✔Chlorophyll
What is the term for the system that regulates hormones and other processes in the body?
✔✔Endocrine system
What is the main function of white blood cells?
✔✔Fight infections
What do we call an organism that cannot make its own food and must consume other organisms?
✔✔Consumer
1
,What is the term for an organism that produces its own food?
✔✔Producer
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of
another?
✔✔Parasitism
What is the term for a relationship in which both organisms benefit?
✔✔Mutualism
What is the term for the process in which plants lose water vapor through their leaves?
✔✔Transpiration
What is the term for the change in a species over time due to environmental pressures?
✔✔Evolution
What is the name of the structure in cells that controls the movement of substances in and out of
the cell?
2
,✔✔Cell membrane
What is the term for the process by which a single parent organism produces offspring that are
genetically identical?
✔✔Asexual reproduction
What is the term for the gas that plants take in during photosynthesis?
✔✔Carbon dioxide
What is the term for the process in which cells break down glucose to release energy?
✔✔Cellular respiration
What is the part of the cell where proteins are made?
✔✔Ribosomes
What is the name of the organ that filters waste from the blood and produces urine?
✔✔Kidneys
3
, What is the term for the gradual change in an ecosystem over time?
✔✔Ecological succession
What is the process by which species adapt to their environment through changes in traits?
✔✔Natural selection
What is the term for the production of offspring with genetic material from two parents?
✔✔Sexual reproduction
What is the name of the structure in the brain that controls basic life functions, such as breathing
and heartbeat?
✔✔Brainstem
What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?
✔✔Population
What is the term for an animal that only eats plants?
✔✔Herbivore
4
