Characteristics of Life

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

• stimulus
• response
• cause
• effect

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Which of these is not true about all organisms?

• all living things have many cells
• all living things need water
• all living things respond to stimuli
• all living things reproduce

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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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Your body shivers when you are cold. This is because of the concept of...

• homeostasis
• heredity
• energy metabolism
• cellular organization

Living things are based on a universal genetic

code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

• RNA

• Lipid

• Protein

• DNA

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Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

• homeostasis

• equilibrium

• balance

• evenness

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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Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they are not made of cells
• they don't break down

The ability of a living thing to get bigger is known as _______________.

• Development
• Growth
• Adaptation
• Response

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A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.

• atom
• stimulus
• cell
• DNA

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