Characteristics of Life

A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.

• atom
• nucleus

• cell
• DNA

The ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.  

• reproduction
• evolution
• development
• growth

______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.

• organism
• cell
• tissue

• DNA

Type of reproduction that produces two genetically identical offspring from one parent is _________________.

• Sexual
• Asexual
• reproduction
• homeostasis

Pick the true statement about cellular organization:

• cells working together make tissues
• cells working together make organs
• tissues working together make organ systems
• organs working together make cells

Which is the most complex of the choices below?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system

How do consumers get the energy they need to survive?

• photosynthesis
• eating other organisms
• decomposing dead materials
• chemosynthesis

What is another way of saying organism?

• living thing
• organ system
• tissue team
• critter

If an organism is made entirely of one cell it is called...

• Multicellular

• Prokaryotic

• Unicellular

• Eukaryotic

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow