Characteristics of Life

What is the most basic unit of life?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system

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How do heterotrophs get the energy they need to survive?

• photosynthesis

• eating other organisms

• decomposing dead materials

• chemosynthesis

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

• stimulus
• response
• cause
• effect

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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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Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

• homeostasis

• equilibrium

• balance

• evenness

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Identify the characteristic: Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow

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The dismissal bell rings and you pack up your belongings. In this scenario, what is the response?

• The bell ringing

• You packing up your belongings

• More information is needed

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all living organisms?

• Ability to move
• Ability to grow and develop
• Made up of one or more cells
• Responds to stimuli

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In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

• all
• some
• one
• more than half

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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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