Life Processes Quiz

tendency of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment

• homeostasis

• cell theory

• reproduction

• synthesis

energy available for use by the cell is obtained from the life function

• reproduction

• respiration

• transport

• synthesis

chemical process by which complex molecules of protein are made from simple molecules

• regulation

• respiration

• synthesis

• excreation

all the chemical activities carried on by an organism

• regulation

• metabolism

• digestion

• respiration

Which activity is NOT required for the survival of an individual organism?

• nutrition

• respiration

• reproduction

• synthesis

coordination of the activities that maintain homeostasis in a constantly changing environment

• digestion

• regulation

• synthesis

• respiration

the life function that gives substances that may be used by an organism for growth and repair

• excretion

• reproduction

• nutrition

• transport

taking in food

• ingestion

• egestion

• digestion

• nutrition

breaking down food into very small molecules that an organism can use

• nutrition

• ingestion

• digestion

• egestion

rid the body of solid waste

• egestion

• transport

• digestion

• ingestion