Characteristics of Life

All living things are composed of cells. 

• True

• False

Living things need energy to survive?

• True

• False

You accidentally touch a hot burner and quickly pull your hand away. The burner is

• homeostasis

• a reaction

• ATP

• a stimulus

Rocks are not living because

• they never move

• they aren't needed for humans

• they are not made of cells

• they don't break down

The series of changes an organism undergoes during it's lifetime

• development

• adaptation

• evolution

• reproduction

The basic unit of life is called a (n)

• atom

• compound

• cell

• energy

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

• one

• some

• all

• more than half

Define BIOLOGY.

• The study of life and living organisms.

• The study of animals.

• They study of matter.

• The study of earth and its atmosphere.

All living things ____ to make more living things.

• adapt

• develop

• grow

• reproduce

A plant growing towards the light is an example of 

• reproduction.

• responding to a stimuli.

• metabolism.

• homeostasis.