Characteristics of Living Things

A living thing is called a(n) _______________.

• animal

• organism

• cell

• tissue

The basic unit of life is the ____________.

• organism

• atom

• cell

• tissue

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If an organism is made up of only one cell it is called ____________.

• many celled

• unicycle

• multicellular

• unicellular

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all living things share?

• breath oxygen

• respond to stimuli

• reproduce

• made of cells

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All organisms have to obtain and use ____________ to stay alive.

• oxygen

• sunlight

• energy

• carbon dioxide

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A caterpillar becoming larger and metamorphosizing to become a butterfly is an example of _________________.

• growth

• development

• growth and development

A ______________ is a group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile young.

• species

• genus

• cells

• atoms

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Ms. Dupoise brings in a snake to show Mrs. Haynes who screams and runs away when she sees it. The sight of the snake is a _____________.

• stimulus

• response

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If we do not expect a fire drill and the bell goes off, sometimes it causes us to jump in our seats. Jumping in this case is a _______________.

• response

• stimulus

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Your dog is panting on a hot day. The panting is a ____________ to the heat to cool off.

• stimulus

• response