Life Science 1A

Which student has the best answer to the characteristics of life and needs of living things? 
Student 1: living things have cells, grow, respond, move, respond, reproduce, need energy, water, and living space
Student 2: living things have cells, grow, respond, reproduce, maintain homeostasis, use energy, need food, water, air, and living space
Student 3: living things grow, have cells, respond, maintain homeostasis, use energy, need food, oxygen, and living space

• Student 1 

• Student 2

• Student 3

Keeping a stable internal environment

• metabolism

• response

• homeostasis

• reproduction

The chemical processes that produce energy

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• stimulus

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Reproduction that only involves one parent

• stimulus

• heredity

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which is not a characteristic of living things?

• many cells

• growth and development

• response to stimulus/change

• reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which is not a characteristic of living things?

• homeostasis

• response to change/stimulus

• cells

• air

Which is not a need of all living things?

• oxygen

• water

• food

• living space

Tags

NGSS.5-LS1-1

A boy jumps out and says boo and his sister runs away screaming.  The boy jumping our represents what? 

• response

• stimulus

• homeostasis

• metabolism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• growth and development

• ability to move

• response to the environment

• ability to reproduce