characteristics of life, organization, and conversions

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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Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

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

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A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.

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

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All living things contain genetic material in the form of

• RNA

• Protein

• DNA

• Lipid

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All of the chemical reactions that allow organisms to build up and break down molecules is called

• Metabolism

• Combustion

• Digestion

• Absorption

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Any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to better survive in an environment

• development
• adaptation
• environment
• evolution

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A single organism produces offspring identical to itself.

• DNA

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• metabolism

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The most basic unit of life is

• An organ system

• a tissue

• a cell

• an organ

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Which is NOT a characteristic that all living organisms share? 

• Ability to reproduce 
• Ability to grow 
• Ability to respond to their environment 
• Ability to dominate an ecosystem 

The heart is an organ because it is a group of _____________ working together.

• organelles

• cells

• tissues

• systems

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