Characteristics of Life!

Something biotic is considered...

• Alive or once was alive

• Dead and non-living

• non-living and alive

• Once was alive or non-living

Which of the following would be considered abiotic?

• a dead flower

• A newborn puppy

• a flowing waterfall

• the salad someone is eating

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Which group consists of only biotic factors?

• sunlight, a car, and a bacterium

• a juicy steak, wind, and a bunny

• a tiger, rock, and water

• a dead tree, a duck, and a mushroom

Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

• Being made up of cells

• Being able to move

• Being able to reproduce sexually and asexually

• Being able to respond to a stimulus

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All living things...

• Must consume other organisms for food.

• must reproduce asexually.

• must move around.

• must perform homeostasis.

Which of the following is not an example of homeostasis?

• Shivering when you are cold.

• Breathing in more oxygen when you are running.

• Absorbing sunlight

• Sweating when you are hot.

In order for something to be considered biotic...

• it must have none of the characteristics of life.

• It must have all 8 characteristics of life

• it needs to have most of the characteristics of life

• It can have 7 of the characteristics of life and just missing 1 is fine.

Which of the following is true about the makeup of biotic factors?

• They need warm water and temperature to survive.

• They must be hard to break and react to a stimulus.

• They have DNA and are made of cells.

• They must make their own food and be able to move.

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