Characteristics of Life

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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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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Type of reproduction that produces two genetically identical offspring from one parent is _________________.

• Sexual
• Asexual
• reproduction
• homeostasis

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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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_________________is a signal to which a living thing responds.

• Stimulus
• Reaction
• Development
• Homeostasis

An organism that makes its own food is 

• an omnivore
• a heterotroph
• an autotroph
• a carnivore

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