Characteristics of Life Quiz

What is the basic unit of life?

• atom

• cell

• molecule

• organism

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Which characteristic of life involves the ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

• homeostasis

• growth

• reproduction

• metabolism

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All chemical reactions in a body is called

• metabolism

• reproduction

• respiration

• photosynthesis

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What is the term for the ability of an organism to react to changes in its environment?

• response

• stimulus

• evolution

• mutation

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What is the term for a change in an organism's environment?

• response

• stimulus

• evolution

• mutation

What is the process by which living organisms produce offspring?

• fertilization

• gestation

• mutation

• reproduction

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Which characteristic of life involves the ability to get larger?

• response

• metabolism

• growth

• reproduction

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Which characteristic of life involves the ability to become a more complex organism?

• response

• metabolism

• development

• reproduction

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What is the term for the process by which organisms produce offspring?

• metabolism

• reproduction

• evolution

• homeostasis

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An organism that CAN make its own food is called a(n)

• heterotroph

• autoroph

• unicellular

• multicellular

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