2.1.2_Char of Life Practice EOC Questions

Normally, when the concentration of glucose in the blood falls below a certain level, stored glucose reenters
the blood until the original concentration is reached again. What does this process illustrate?

• respiration
• pinocytosis
• homeostasis
• synthesis

What do both dandelions and grasshoppers utilize in the process of regulation?

• hormones, only 
• nerves, only
• hormones and nerves
• auxins and tropisms

Which activity is a function of all living cells?

• synthesis
• locomotion
• anaerobic respiration
• extra-cellular digestion

Which of the following best describes how respiration is accomplished?

• necessary nutrients are circulated
• hydrogen is used to synthesize glucose
• metabolic wastes are absorbed
• chemical energy is converted into a form usable by cells

Which of the following best describes how organisms carry out nutrition?

• They remove cellular wastes.
• They obtain and process materials needed for other activities.
• They exchange gases with their environment.
• They absorb and circulate materials.

Which life process is indicated by the arrows in the diagram of an ameba shown?

• digestion
• excretion
• fermentation
• transport

Which substances are metabolic waste products?

• carbon dioxide, water, urea
• glucose, water, oxygen
• carbon dioxide, water, sugar
• oxygen, water, protein