Characteristics of life

What is an organism

• a type of animal

• a group of plants

• something considered alive by biologist

• something made in a science lab

how to we acquire energy?

• eating

• excreting

• photosynthesis

• osmosis

A plant reproduces asexually meaning...

• it needs a partner to reproduce

• it is able to reproduce without a partner

• it is unable to reproduce

• it is only able to reproduce by pollination

living organisms inherit traits from their parents, this is called...

• reproduction

• heredity

• evolution

• adaptation

controlling temperature and blood pressure are examples of what?

• adaptation

• evolution

• homeostasis

• metabolism

Your eyes adjust to sunlight when you walk outside, this is an example of

• homeostasis

• adaptation

• response to stimuli

• metabolism

A mouse has black and white fur in a population of solid white mice, this is/ is not an example of evolution because

• is, because the mouse looks different

• is, because animals evolve individually

• is not, because animals do not evolve individually

• is not because, the mouse is a different species

all living things are composed of one or more what?

• body parts

• cells

• dna sequences

• mutations

Living organisms respond to stimuli using what?

• sense organs

• hair

• hormones

• verbal communication

When an animal adds fat and fur in the winter, it is displaying which characteristic?

• evolution

• adaptation

• reproduction

• response to stimuli