Characteristics of life, level of classification

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.

• All living things reproduce
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things use energy
• All living things grow

A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.

• All living things contain cells
• All living things use energy
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

• All living things adapt to their environment
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment
• All living things grow

An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things respond to their environment
• All living things grow

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of groundwater.

• All living things respond to stimuli

• All living things reproduce

• All living things evolve as a population

• All living things contain DNA

A sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.

• All living things reproduce

• All living things require and use energy

• All living things evolve as a population

• All living things contain DNA

The two parts of a scientific name are the species name and the ______ name.

• Phylum
• Genus 
• Kingdom
• Order

What are the 7 levels of classification, listed in order from most specific to least specific?

• a.  Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species 
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species 
• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Species, genus, order, class, family, phylum, kingdom 

Kim is studying two types of chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Based on their names, Kim can conclude that the two types of chimpanzees belong to

• Different genera (genera = plural for genus)
• Different species 
• Different kingdoms 
• The same species 

Which of the following is NOT a classification of life?

• Made up of cells

• can reproduce

• can grow and develop

• don't respond stimuli