Characteristics of Life 2024

a life science that focuses on the study of living things

• biology

• chemistry

• physics

• science

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Which is NOT a characteristic of life?

• adaptation

• breathing

• homeostasis

• reproduction

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of life?

• movement

• ability to reproduce

• maintain homeostasis

• respond to stimulus

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

• The bell ringing
• You packing up your belongings
• More information is needed

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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

Organisms, such as bacteria, are ______________ which means they consist of only a single cell.

• unicellular
• multicellular
• autotrophic
• heterotrophic

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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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Living things are made up of units called

• DNA

• Cells

• Homeostasis

• Seeds

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