Characteristics of Living Things

A plant grows toward the light. The plant's action is an example of ---

• reproduction

• a response to a stimulus

• elimination of waste

• being made of cells

All living organisms are made up of ----

• one or more cells

• bacteria

• one or more organs

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following are examples of growth and reproduction in living things? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

• cats give birth to kittens

• plants produce seeds

• a rock crumbles into pebbles

• a seed grows into a plant

• a creek turns into a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Photosynthesis and cellular respirations are both processes that living things use to ---

• eliminate wastes

• get nutrients or energy

• respond to stimuli

• grow and reproduce

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which are examples of living things requiring nutrients or a source of energy? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• a plant needing sunlight and fertilizer

• mushrooms growing on a dead log

• moving your hand away from a hot stove

• a seed becoming a plant

• bacteria releasing wastes from their cell membranes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Animals urinating, bacteria releasing toxins through their cell membranes, and a dog pooping are all examples of what characteristic of living things?

• growing and reproducing

• responding to stimuli

• eliminating wastes

• requiring nutrients or a source of energy

This is a process that happens in the chloroplasts of plant cells in which energy from the sun is converted to glucose (sugar).

• cellular respiration

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• unicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This is a process that happens in the mitochondria of cells in which food is converted to energy (in the form of ATP).

• cellular respiration

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• unicellular

Which of the following are examples of homeostasis? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Living or nonliving?

• living

• nonliving

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3