Science 8 Life Science Review Quiz

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

• All living things use energy

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow

Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they are not made of cells
• they don't break down

The basic unit of structure and function in the human body is the....

• organ
• organ system
• cell
• tissue

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A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

• All living things reproduce

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things use energy

• All living things grow

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Which characteristic is shown: A plant switches position and follows the sunlight throughout the day.

• Grow and develop

• Respond to a stimulus

• Acquire and use energy

• Reproduce

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What two organelles are NOT in an animal cell?

• Cell Membrane and Mitochondria

• Nucleus and Ribosomes

• Cell Wall and Chloroplasts

• Golgi Body and Lysosomes

Controls what enters and exits ALL cells

• Golgi Body

• Lysosomes

• E.R.

• Cell Membrane

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Name this organelle

• Ribosomes

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

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Creates energy for ALL cells, the powerhouse of the cell

• Nucleolus

• Vacuole

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

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Holds the DNA, or genetic material, in ALL cells; the brain of the cell

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

• Golgi Body

• Nucleus

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