Characteristics of living things

The basic unit of an organism is called

• tissue

• molecule

• cell

• atom

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The process by which organisms respond to changes in their environment is called

• sensitivity

• growth

• movement

• excretion

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The process by which organisms obtain energy from food is called

• respiration

• growth

• movement

• nutrition

The process by which plants prepare their own food is called

• respiration

• feeding

• nutrition

• photosynthesis

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Select all the living things

• plant

• yeast

• mushroom

• shell

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The removal of waste from the body of a living organism is called

• movement

• sweat

• digestion

• excretion

All the following are non-living things except

• car

• book

• mushroom

• pen

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A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

The increase in size and weight of an organism is called

• sensitivity

• movement

• nutrition

• growth

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• • Ability to reproduce

• • Ability to grow

• • Ability to make their own food

• • Ability to respond to the environment