Characteristics of living things

All living organisms are made up of ____.

• one or more cells

• eukaryotic cells

• prokaryotic cells

• bacteria and viruses

Responding to change helps an organism to survive. Which of the following are responses to change in an environment?

• Cells contains genetic code called DNA

• A cell reproduces asexually.

• A cell only grows in certain environment

• Hummingbirds migrate to the south for the winter.

Living things require energy to survive. Which of the following is NOT a source of energy for living things?        

            A. Sun              B. food            C. gasoline                   D. coal

• food

• sun

• gasoline

All of these are characteristics of living things, EXCEPT one.

• All living things eat.

• All living things reproduce.

• All living things require energy for life processes.

• All living things respond to the environment/ stimuli

A plant growing towards the sun is an example of what characteristic?

Tissue i

• Attracting a mate

• responding to a stimuli

• destroying infectious bacteria

• evolution

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Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 

• reproducing

• evolution

• growth and development

• responding to a stimuli

Living things need _ _ _ _ _ _ and other materials to survive.

• plants

• food

• energy

• sun

All living things are made up of small, self-contained units called _____.

• DNA

• cells

• energy

• stimuli

The genetic code of living things are found inside the cell. This genetic code is commonly called as ___.

• DNA

• Sun

• Cell

• energy

What characteristic of living things shown in the picture?

• evolution

• growth and development

• responding to stimuli

• maintaining internal balance or homeostasis