Characteristics of Life

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?

• adapting to your environment

• maintaining an appropriate respiration rate

• the sum of all of your chemical reactions

• being composed of more than one cell

Cellular division directly relates to which of the following?

• organization

• metabolism

• growth and development

• evolution

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Which of the following is a true statement?

• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function.

• All living organisms are multicellular.

• All living organisms contain a nucleus.

• All living organisms have a cell wall.

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Which of the following is a stimulus?

• removing your hand from a hot stove

• swinging a bat at a baseball

• screaming when something scares you

• a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter

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Which of the following is a response?

• a flashlight shined into the eye

• a rubber band popping your hand

• your pupils constricting when exposed to bright light

• blood glucose levels drop significantly

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The sum of all the chemical reactions in your body?

• organization

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• evolution

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?

• birds migrating during the winter months

• the total sum of all the chemical reactions in your body

• humans evolving the ability to digest lactose (sugar in milk)

• the ability of dolphins to communicate in aquatic environments

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Which of the following is asexual reproduction?

• two sets of genetic information; unique offspring

• one set of genetic information; identical offspring

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Which of the following is sexual reproduction?

• two sets of genetic information; unique offspring

• one set of genetic information; identical offspring

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Which of the following terms explains why multicellular organisms have many different cells with many different structures and functions?

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• specialization

• evolution

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