Characteristics of Life // pre test

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

• Development
• Growth
• Adaptation
• Response

The ability of an organism to create offspring (more of its own kind) is ___________________________________.

• reproduction

• evolution

• development

• growth

To maintain stable internal conditions is  __________________________________.

• growth
• adaptation
• homeostasis
• development

______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.

• organism
• cell
• photosynthesis
• DNA

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all living organisms?

• Lives on land

• Ability to grow and develop

• Made up of one or more cells

• Responds to stimuli

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must have _____ of the characteristics of living things.

• all

• some

• one

• more than half

Something that has some but not all, of the characteristics of life is considered _________________.

• dormant

• living

• non -living

• can't tell

Something that has all the characteristics of life is:

• living

• nonlivng

• dead

• dormant

True or False?

Fire is living.

• True

• False

• not able to tell

A beautiful bouquet of cut flowers in a vase are considered

_____________.

• living

• non-living

• not able to tell