Characteristics of Organisms

What is an organism that consists of one cell?

• unicellular
• multicellular
• nucleus
• organelle

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What is an organism that consists of more than one cell?

• unicellular
• multicellular
• nucleus
• Organelle

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All living organisms are made up of ____.

• one or more cells
• eukaryotic cells
• prokaryotic cells
• bacteria

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This picture is a good example of

• Growth
• Development
• Organelle
• Cell

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This picture is a good example of

• Growth
• Development
• Organelle
• Cell

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Responding to change helps an organism to survive. Which are a response to change in an environment? There are two correct choices.

• A cell reproduces asexually.

• You get hot and sweat.

• A cell only grows in a certain environment.

• Hummingbirds migrate to the south for the winter.

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Which one of these is NOT one of the characteristics of living things?

• All living things drink water.
• All living things are composed of one or more cells.
• All living things grow develop and have life spans.
• All living things reproduce.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?

• Growth
• Breathing
• Expelling toxins
• Photosynthesis

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The basic unit of life is called a (n)

• atom
• compound
• cell
• energy

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In order to be considered living an organism must have

• blood
• cells
• brains
• hair

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