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PRETEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM#1 Due at the beginning of the day of the exam 1. Organs are composed of tissues, which are composed of cells. This is an example of which characteristic of life?? A.Living things grow and develop. B.Living things respond to stimuli. C.Living things maintain themselves by homeostasis.D.Living things have levels of hierarchical organization. 2. The smallest unit that has all of the characteristics of life is the:? A.cell. B.tissue. C.organ. D.organ system. E.organism. 3. Which level of biological organization is composed of tissues?? A.organism B.organ system C.organ D.cell E.molecules 4. Which sequence correctly lists the different levels of biological organization?? A.cells-organs-tissues-organ systems-organism B.cells-tissues-organ systems-organs-organism C.tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism D.tissues-organs-organ systems-organisms-cells E.cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organisms 5. A fossil was once a living organism but its tissues have now been replaced by minerals and it no longer exhibits most properties of life, except for: A. organization B.homeostasis. C.growth and reproduction. D.response to stimuli. 6. Outside, the non-living world is unorganized and chaotic while inside the cell or organism there is a relatively constant environment; maintaining this environment is a process of:? A.behavior. B.thermodynamics. C.homeostasis D. metabolism. E. adaptation.? 7. A kernel of corn contains an embryo plant that is capable of becoming a complex plant with roots, stalks, leaves and ears of corn. This potential reflects which property of life?? A.growth development B.response to stimuli C.adaptation D.homeostasis E.metabolism? 8. Which of the follwing is the correct order of levels of organization from small to large?? A.cell-organ-tissue-organ system-population-community-ecosystem B.cell-tissue-organ system-organ-population-community-ecosystem C.cell-tissue-organ-organ system-community-populatio