Characteristics of LIfe

True or False? A mushroom is a living thing.

• true

• false

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Living things are made up of:

• organs

• cells

• building blocks

• none of the above

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True or False? All living things have cells.

• true

• false

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A cell is:

• anything alive

• an organism

• the smallest unit of a living thing

• not needed in every living thing

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An increase in the size of an organism as it gets older is

• growth

• reproduction

• reaction

• none of the above

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True or False?

Reproduction is the process by which living things create more of their own kind.

• true

• false

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A zebra is

• unicellular

• multicellular

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All organisms must use ______________ for growth, reproduction, and other activities.

• energy

• cells

• the sun

• oxygen

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_________________ is anything leftover from using food.

• Reproduction

• Waste

• Air

• Cells

When if faces danger, a turtle retreating into its shell is an example of:

• removing waste

• making offspring

• moving through the life cycle

• reacting to surroundings