Cells and Characteristics of Life

Which characteristic is shown in the image?

• Organisms grow and develop

• Organisms react to stimuli

• Organisms can adapt

• Organisms use and obtain energy

• Organisms are made up of cells

Which characteristic is shown in the image?

• Organisms reproduce

• Organisms react to stimuli

• Organisms can adapt

• Organisms use and obtain energy

• Organisms are made up of cells

Which characteristic is shown in the image?

• Organisms reproduce

• Organisms react to stimuli

• Organisms can adapt

• Organisms use and obtain energy

• Organisms are made up of cells

Which characteristic is shown in the image?

• Organisms reproduce

• Organisms react to stimuli

• Organisms can adapt

• Organisms use and obtain energy

• Organisms are made up of cells

Choose the statement(s) TRUE for ALL organisms

• have cells

• can move

• grow or develop

• use sunlight to make food

• have features that help them adapt

The basic unit of living things are known as ____________.

• cells

• matter

• atom

• organism

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explain a cat having a litter of kittens?

• living things respond to their environment
• living things maintain homeostasis
• living things reproduce
• living things are based on a genetic code

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?

• maintaining a stable internal enviornment
• growth and development
• using energy
• ability to reproduce

_____ is all the chemical processes that happen in an organism, many of which help the organism use and store energy.

• virus

• metabolism

• evolution

• response

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

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