Check-In Quiz: Living Systems

A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.

• atom
• stimulus
• cell
• DNA

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

• Development
• Growth
• Adaptation
• Response

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The ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.  

• reproduction
• evolution
• development
• growth

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To maintain stable internal conditions is  __________________________________.

• growth
• adaptation
• homeostasis
• development

______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.

• organism
• cell
• photosynthesis
• DNA

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A reaction to a stimulus is a ______________.

• hiccup
• response
• metabolism
• homeostasis

Every organism must pass on its ________________, stored in DNA.

• metabolism
• response
• growth
• genetic code

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A plant growing towards the light is an example of 

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

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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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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