Characteristics of Life

All living organisms are made up of ____.

• Cells
• Bacteria
• Organs
• Tissue

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Which of the following is a term used to describe all the chemical reactions that take place in a living thing?

• respiration
• mutations
• homeostasis
• metabolism

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A plant growing towards a light source is an example of which of the following?

• attracting a mate

• destroying infectious germs

• responding to a stimuli

• obtaining moisture from the air

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Infants will often smile when they hear a parent’s voice. In this situation, the parent’s voice is considered

• stimulus

• response

• adaptation

• resource

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Identify all of the following that are living.

• Volcano

• Tree

• Sun

• Fungus

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Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

• Rock

• Oxygen

• Bacteria

• Battery

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The basic unit of life is called a (n)

• atom
• compound
• cell
• energy

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Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 

• living things respond to their environment
• living things maintain internal balance
• living things are made of cells
• living things grow and develop

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When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

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YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.

• All living things have cells
• All living things grow
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment

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