Characteristics & Organization of Life

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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Which is the most complex of the choices below?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system

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What is the most basic unit of life?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system

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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 all living things

• maintain a stable internal environment (homeostasis)

• grow and develop

• obtain materials and energy

• have DNA.

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Instructions found in the cells of an organism determine the characteristics or traits that the organism will have. This is an example of what life characteristic?

• Living things reproduce

• Living things obtain materials and energy

• Living things have DNA

• Living things are made of cells

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

• must obtain energy

• must be multicellular

• must grow and develop

• must be made up of DNA

An organelle is 

• A specialized part of a tissue that has a specific function.
• A specialized part of a cell that has a specific function.
• A specialized part of an organ that has a specific function.

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Which of the following has the Levels of Organization of an organism listed in the correct order from smallest to largest and includes all the levels?

• cells -> organ -> tissue -> organism
• cells -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism
• organ -> tissue -> cells -> organism
• organism -> organ system -> organ -> tissue -> cells

Which of the following lists the Levels of Organization of an ecosystem correctly from smallest to largest?

• community -> population -> ecosystem -> biosphere
• population -> ecosystem -> community -> biosphere
• organism -> community -> population -> ecosystem
• organism -> population -> community -> ecosystem -> biosphere