Characteristics of Life Flashcard HS

Front

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
growth and development
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ability to breathe

, response to the environment, ability to reproduce

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ability to breathe

Front

Which characteristic of living things explains why birds fly south for the winter?

Back

Living things respond to their environment.

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Which characteristic of living things explains why humans sweat when they get hot? Options: growth and development, maintaining a stable internal environment, using energy, ability to reproduce

Back

maintaining a stable internal environment

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Which characteristic of living things explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you age? Options: Living things respond to their environment., Living things maintain internal balance., Living things are made up of units called cells., Living things grow and develop.

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Living things grow and develop

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Both a fast-moving stream and a dog respond to the environment and grow and develop. A stream is not considered living because they do not have which of the following characteristics? Options: The ability to move, Being made of cells, The ability to grow and develop, The ability to evolve

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Being made of cells

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When the level of sugar in the blood is too high, the excess sugar is stored in the muscle to be used later as needed. Which characteristic of life is described here?

Back

Maintaining an internal balance

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In all of our cells there is a blueprint of life called DNA. Which characteristic does this fact best describe?

Back

Living things are based on a universal genetic code.

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Which characteristic of life is described by eating and metabolizing a big dinner before a soccer game?

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Living things use energy

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Fire can technically reproduce. However, it is not considered a living thing because...

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Fire does not contain DNA

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Which is NOT an example of plants demonstrating the characteristics of life? Options: A plant has stimuli that causes it to grow towards the sunlight, Plants are forced to make adaptations depending on its environment, There are stages of growth that plants go through depending on favorable conditions, The leaves on a plant move in reaction to the wind

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The leaves on a plant move in reaction to the wind