Characteristics of Life

How do consumers (heterotrophs) get the energy they need to survive?

• photosynthesis
• eating other organisms
• decomposing dead materials
• chemosynthesis

A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.

• stimulus
• response
• cause
• effect

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It is hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the...

• stimulus
• response
• cause and effect
• responder

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In order to perform photosynthesis, producers need...

• WiFi
• oxygen
• sunlight
• to eat other organisms

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Living things are made up of units called

• DNA

• Cells

• Homeostasis

• Seeds

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If an organism is made entirely of one cell it is called...

• Multicellular

• Prokaryotic

• Unicellular

• Eukaryotic

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Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

• homeostasis

• equilibrium

• balance

• evenness

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

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When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...

• energy metabolism
• growth and development
• response to stimuli
• having cells

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Your body shivers when you are cold. This is because of the concept of...

• homeostasis
• heredity
• energy metabolism
• cellular organization

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