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Book A - Chapter 1 - It's Alive or Its It?



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all organisms share?
a.
ability to taste and smell
c.
ability to grow and develop
b.
ability to use energy
d.
ability to sense and respond to change
 

 2. 

What molecules form much of the cell membrane?
a.
nucleic acids
c.
ATP molecules
b.
amino acids
d.
phospholipids
 

 3. 

What molecule is the major energy carrier in the cell?
a.
nucleic acid
c.
phospholipid
b.
ATP
d.
lipid
 

 4. 

What type of molecule is DNA?
a.
an amino acid
c.
a lipid
b.
a protein
d.
a