Life Characteristics Quiz

Which of the following is a characteristic of all living organisms?

• Ability to fly

• Growth and development

• Production of light

• Ability to swim

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What is the term for the process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment?

• Photosynthesis

• Homeostasis

• Metabolism

• Evolution

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Which characteristic of life involves the passing of genetic information to offspring?

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Homeostasis

• Adaptation

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What is the primary source of energy for most living organisms?

• Water

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

• Response to stimuli

• Ability to move

• Growth and development

• Reproduction

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What is the term for the chemical reactions that occur within a living organism to maintain life?

• Photosynthesis

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

• Evolution

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Which characteristic of life is demonstrated by a plant bending towards light?

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Response to stimuli

• Metabolism

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What is the term for the ability of an organism to change over time in response to the environment?

• Homeostasis

• Evolution

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

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Which of the following is an example of a unicellular organism?

• Human

• Dog

• Bacterium

• Tree

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What is the term for the smallest unit of life that can perform all life processes?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Tissue

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