Quiz - Characteristics of Living Things

Which of the following is the basic unit of life?

• Atom
• Cell
• DNA
• Organ

What do all living things need to maintain internal balance?

• Growth
• Homeostasis
• Reproduction
• Stimuli

Which characteristic of life involves passing traits from parents to offspring during reproduction?

• Metabolism
• Stimuli
• Heredity
• Development

What contains the genetic code in all living things?

• Protein
• Lipids
• DNA
• Water

Which term refers to all the chemical reactions an organism needs to survive?

• Homeostasis
• Growth
• Metabolism
• Reproduction

Which characteristic of life involves organisms reacting to changes in their environment?

• Development
• Respond to stimuli
• DNA
• Growth & reproduction

What is the best definition of a stimulus (plural: stimuli)?

• A change in the environment that causes a response
• The ability to keep internal balance
• The passing of traits from parents to offspring
• The process of breaking down food for energy

What is the term for an organism made up of a single cell?

• Multicellular
• Prokaryotic
• Eukaryotic
• Unicellular

What is the term for an organism made up of many cells?

• Multicellular
• Unicellular
• Prokaryotic
• Stimuli

Which type of cell does not have a nucleus?

• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• Prokaryotic
• Unicellular