Characteristics of Life

Smallest living unit of a living organism

• Cells

• Reproduce

• Genetic code

• Homeostasis

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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 

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

All living things have an internal structure of ____________, which are the smallest unit of life. 

• Cells
• ATP
• Glucose
• Sugar

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

• homeostasis

• a reaction

• ATP

• a stimulus

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

• homeopathic
• Homo sapian
• homeostasis
• homologous

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What does reproduce mean?

• They grow - get larger
• They are living things
• Organisms make other organisms

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All living things are composed of cells. 

• True
• False

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Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they are not made of cells
• they don't break down

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Fire is living because it has 6 of the 8 characteristics of life. 

• True 
• False