Characteristics of Life and Cells #1b

A plant growing towards the light is an example of 

• reproduction.
• responding to a stimuli.
• metabolism.
• homeostasis.

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A maggot changing into a fly is an example of 

• reproduction.
• growth and development.
• homeostasis.
• evolution.

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The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.
• How animals evolve throughout time.

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The image seen here is of a person shivering due to cold temperature. This is an example of an organism maintaining ________________ in action!

• Homeostasis
• Adaptations
• Evolution
• Development

A plant using sunlight to make food to use or a deer eating leaves from a shrub are examples of

• universal genetic codes.
• organisms made of cells.
• responding to a stimulus.
• metabolism.

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 All organisms contain instruction molecules that help determine which traits the organism will have is an example of 

• universal genetic code (DNA/RNA)
• metabolism
• evolution
• growth and development

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An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular

• unicellular

• heterotroph

• autotroph

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There are ______________ characteristics of life.

• 8
• 6
• 10
• 5

In order for something to be considered living it must obtain ALL characteristics of life.

• TRUE

• FALSE