Characteristics of Life

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

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

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A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.

• All living things adapt to their environment
• All living things grow and develop
• All living things have cells
• All living things display organization

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

• All living things adapt to their environment
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment
• All living things grow and develop

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Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".

• All living things display organization
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things use energy
• 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 display organization
• All living things grow

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YOU are a multi-celled organism, but an amoeba is a single celled organism.

• All living things have cells
• All living things grow
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment

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The maintenance of a stable internal environment to sustain life is __________________________.

• homeostasis
• heterostasis
• metabolism
• adaptation

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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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Multicellular means

• made of many cells
• made of one kind of cell
• made of only one cell

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