Characteristics of Life Biology

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

• 
  growth and development
  
• ability to move
• response to the environment
• ability to reproduce

 Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?

• Living things respond to their environment.
• Living things maintain internal balance.
• Living things are made up of units called cells.
• Living things are based on a universal genetic code.

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

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

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 up of units called cells.
• Living things grow and develop

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Both a fast-moving stream and a dog respond to the environment and grow and develop.  A stream is not considered living because they do not have which of the following characteristics?

• The ability to move
• Being made of cells
• The  ability to grow and develop
• The ability to evolve

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When the level of sugar in the blood is too high, the excess sugar is stored in the muscle to be used later as needed. Which characteristic of life is described here?

• Ability to evolve
• Response to environment
• Maintaining an internal balance
• Use of energy

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In all of our cells there is a blueprint of life called DNA. Which characteristic does this fact best describe?

• Living things respond to their environment.
• Living things maintain internal balance.
• Living things are based on a universal genetic code.
• Living things grow and develop

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Before a big soccer game Charlie always eats and metabolizes a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?

• Living things respond to their environment
• Living things grow and develop
• Living things reproduce
• Living things use energy

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Fire can technically reproduce.  However, it is not considered a living thing because...

• Fire does not use energy
• Fire does not contain DNA
• Fire does not respond to its environment
• Fire does not grow

Which is NOT an example of plants demonstrating the characteristics of life?

• A plant has stimuli that causes it to grow towards the sunlight
• Plants are forced to make adaptations depending on its environment
• There are stages of growth that plants go through depending on favorable conditions
• The leaves on a plant move in reaction to the wind

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