Unit 1.2- Characteristics of life

Multiple Select

What are the four characteristics that all organisms share?

• Cells

• Need for energy

• Response to environment

• Reproduction and development

Categorize

Options (10)

Homeostasis

Structural organization

Reproduction

Adapt/Evolve

Use of energy

Response to environment

Grow/Develop

Multicellular

Have organ systems

Movement

Organize these options into the right categories

Characteristics of Life

NOT a Characteristics of Life

Multiple Choice

The following list represents characteristics of a living thing :

• made of cells, has lungs, can reproduce

• made of cells, grows and develops, uses energy

• has similar chemicals, makes noises, made of cells

Multiple Choice

What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?

• All living things have hair.
• All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
• The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
• All living things can move. 

Open Ended

Is this image from a plant or animal cell? Describe at least 2 pieces of evidence you see in the picture to support your claim.

Open Ended

A student views two cells under the microscope: an amoeba and a bacterium. Identify which cell is a prokaryote and which cell is a eukaryote. Site evidence from the picture.

Open Ended

Describe the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Multiple Choice

What is an ecosystem?

• The interactions among living and non-living things in an environment.

• A type of organism that can only be seen with a microscope.

• A bunch of moving parts that do work.

• The newest craze in social media.

Open Ended

What is the relationship between an organism's traits and its survival? Give an example that supports your answer. Write in a complete sentence.....

Open Ended

The graph shows the frequency of two traits, 1 and 2, in a population.

Part A: Use information from the circle graph to infer which trait is most likely favored by natural selection.

Part B: Explain how natural selection could lead to the trait distribution shown in the circle graph.

Part C: Scientists predict that over time 0% of the population will have trait 2. Explain why this change in trait distribution could result in negative consequences for the population.

Fill in the Blanks

A polar bear’s thick fur, a giraffe’s long neck, and a fish’s fins are all examples of which type of adaptation?

Fill in the Blanks

Identify the type of evidence described. (Your answer must match the exact number of letters in the boxes provided)

Comparison of embryos to show similarities:

Multiple Choice

Structures that are similar in function, but have different forms. Evidence that they evolved separately NOT from a common ancestor

• Homologous structures
• Analogous structures
• Fossil Record
• Vestigial Structures

Multiple Choice

The forelimbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats are structurally similar despite serving different functions. Such body parts are called ​ ________ which is evidence that humans, cats, whales, and bats share a​

• homologous structures
• DNA

• vestigial structures

• the fossil record

• common ancestor

Poll

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