Characteristics of Life

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 

Smallest living unit of a living organism

• Cells

• Reproduce

• Genetic code

• Homeostasis

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When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. 

• All living things have a metabolism 

• All living things have an internal structure of cells

• All living things respond to their environment 

• All living things grow

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

• homeostasis

• a reaction

• ATP

• a stimulus

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During ___________ conditions inside our body are kept stable (the same)

• homeopathic
• Homo sapian
• homeostasis
• homologous

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When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. 

• All living things have a metabolism 
• All living things have an internal structure of cells
• All living things respond to their environment 
• All living things grow

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

• All living things reproduce
• All living things respond to their environment 
• All living things have a metabolism 
• All living things have an internal structure 

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

• All living things have adaptations
• All living things have a metabolism
• All living things respond to their environment
• All living things grow and develop

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A cat is an organism that has a respiratory system that contains lungs and a trachea.

• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things have different levels of organization
• All living things grow

Pick the true statement about cellular organization:

• cells working together make tissues
• cells working together make organs
• tissues working together make organ systems
• organs working together make cells

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