LO 1a/1b Characteristics of Life and Organization of Life

Identify which characteristics of living things is BEST described in this statement: An amoeba is a unicellular organism.

• All living things are made of cells

• All living things contain DNA

• All living things obtain and use energy

• All living things are able to adapt and

        evolve

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Homeostasis

• allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
• is impossible in vertebrates
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

• is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below.

There is evidence that the ancestors of whales walked on land.

• All living things are able to evolve

• All living things grow and develop

• All living things have a genetic code called DNA

• All living things are able to maintain homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below.

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon, and emerges as a butterfly.

• All living things are able to adapt and

  evolve

• All living things grow and

  develop

• All living things respond to stimuli

• All living things are able to maintain

  homeostasis

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (smallest) to most complex (biggest)?

• Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

• Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

• All living things obtain and use energy

• All living things reproduce

• All living things respond to their environment

• All living things are able to maintain

  homeostasis

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below:

The body begins to shiver to keep its temperature at 98.6 degrees.

• All living things obtain and use energy

• All living things are able to adapt and

  evolve

• All living things respond to reproduce

• All living things are able to maintain

  homeostasis

It is believed that the elephant and

mammoth shared a common ancestor and the populations changed over time.

• All living things are able to adapt and

  evolve

• All living things grow and

  develop

• All living things respond to stimuli

• All living things are able to maintain

  homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

An organism generates more red

blood cells when oxygen levels

decrease.

• All living things evolve

• All living things contain DNA

• All living things respond to stimuli

• All living things are able to maintain

  homeostasis

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