Characteristics of Life Review

Biology is the _____.

• study of abiotic factors

• study of life

• study of chemicals and their properties

• study of the physical properties of the world

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• tree

• butterfly

• mushroom

• protein

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Any living thing ...

• is an abiotic factor.

• meets 7 of the characteristics of life.

• contains DNA.

• moves.

After eating, the pancreas releases a hormone called insulin to help the cells take in the sugar from the food to keep the blood stream at the appropriate sugar level. This is an example of ...

• all living things containing DNA.

• all living things maintaining homeostasis.

• all living things evolving.

• all living things reproducing.

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Heliotropism is the seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) to face their direction of the Sun. This is an example of ...

• all living things being made of cells.

• all living things maintaining homeostasis.

• all living things growing and developing.

• all living things responding to stimuli.

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At a doctor's appointment, a one month old baby weighs 8 lbs and is 18 inches long. That baby was 7 lbs and 17 inches long at birth. This is an example of ...

• all living things being made of cells.

• all living things maintaining homeostasis.

• all living things growing and developing.

• all living things responding to stimuli.

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The building up or breaking down of materials is called ____.

• homeostasis

• metabolism

• multicellular

• stimulus

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True or False: Living things must be multicellular.

• True

• False

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True or False: To be living, you must contain all 8 characteristics of life.

• True

• False

Something that was not alive, was never alive, and will never be alive is called ____.

• biotic

• dead

• living

• non-living