Midterm Review - Characteristics of Life

A paramecium will move away from direct light.  This is an example of which characteristic of life?

• respond to stimuli

• maintain homeostasis

• made of cells

• get energy

A turtle lays a hundred of eggs.

• use energy

• grow and develop

• reproduce

• evolve

______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.

• organism
• cell
• photosynthesis
• DNA

The ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.  

• reproduction
• evolution
• development
• growth

A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.

• atom
• stimulus
• cell
• DNA

Every organism must pass on its ________________, stored in DNA.

• metabolism
• response
• growth
• genetic code

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

What is the most basic unit of life?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system

What is another way of saying organism?

• living thing
• organ system
• tissue team
• critter