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WorksheetsCharacteristics of Living Things
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sexual reproduction involves ____________
a)
1 parent
b)
2 parents
2.
Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
3.
Ants, birds, rabbits, and snakes are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
4.
What are humans
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
neither
d)
all of the above
5.
Which of these do living things NOT need to survive?
a)
DNA
b)
Respond to change
c)
Permanent Home
d)
They reproduce
6.
If an organism has a baby that is identical to the parent it is...
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Sexual Reproduction
c)
Asexual Reproduction
d)
None of the above
7.
This stores our genetic information:
a)
DNA
b)
lipids
c)
ATP
d)
flash drives
8.
What are the 3 need we need in life?
a)
Food,Teeth,Gina
b)
Clothes, Shoes, Money
c)
Food , Water, Living Space
d)
Agar.io
9.
Living things require energy to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
All living things are composed of cells...
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Living things do all the following EXCEPT:
a)
Respond to stimulus
b)
Grow and develop
c)
Maintain homeostasis
d)
They do not change
12.
Living things respond to internal stimuli (homeostasis) and external stimuli (react to something).
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What did Francesco Redi do?
a)
Proved life can arise from non-living matter
b)
disproved spontaneous generation
c)
proved mice came from straw
d)
proved turtles come from mud
14.
The release or use of chemical energy involves
a)
condensation
b)
metabolism
c)
cooperation
d)
photosynthesis
15.
Living things respond to changes in light, heat, sound, and chemical and mechanical contact. This means they respond to:
a)
stimuli
b)
suction
c)
Dr. Seuss
d)
digestion
16.
What are the two types of reproduction?
a)
Living and Non-Living
b)
Living
c)
Asexual and Trisexual
d)
Sexual and Asexual
17.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
18.
A ___________ organism is made of only one cell.
a)
unicycle
b)
unicellular
c)
unicorn
d)
uni-brow
19.
An example of a unicellular organism includes
a)
Humans
b)
Lobsters
c)
Eagles
d)
Bacteria
20.
An organism that can make its own food is called an
a)
automobile
b)
automatic
c)
autobahn
d)
autotroph
21.
A ____________ is an organism that cannot make its own food; it must eat other organisms to survive.
a)
heterotroph
b)
heterozygous
c)
homozygous
d)
homologous
22.
During ______________ conditions inside our bodies are kept stable (the same).
a)
homeostasis
b)
homeopathic
c)
Homo sapien
d)
homologous
23.
Homeostasis is important because it keeps conditions just right so our cells can function.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Say what?
24.
An example of homeostasis includes maintaining
a)
oxygen levels
b)
body temperature
c)
blood sugar levels
d)
ALL OF THESE
25.
The telephone ringing is an example of a
a)
stimulus
b)
simulation
c)
similarity
26.
Turning around to see who is calling your name is an example of a
a)
response
b)
responsibility
c)
reason
d)
rationale
27.
Any living thing is called an
a)
organ
b)
organization
c)
organism
28.
What does reproduce mean?
a)
They grow
b)
There all living things
c)
Organisms make other organisms
29.
What is Homeostasis?
a)
It maintaining something
b)
The maintaining of a stable internal condition.
c)
Blue
30.
Which of the following are the characteristics of living things?
a)
food, water, stable internal conditions
b)
reproduce, respond to stimulus, DNA, cells,use energy, grow and develop
c)
grow and develop, water, stable internal conditions, DNA
d)
homeostasis, food, living space
31.
Living things are called
a)
organisms
b)
animals
c)
autotrophs
d)
matter
32.
organisms made of many cells are called
a)
heterotrophs
b)
autotrophs
c)
multicellular
d)
unicellular
33.
Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are
a)
similar to the parents
b)
different than the parents
c)
Identical to the parent
34.
The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials is called
a)
homeostasis
b)
respiraiton
c)
development
d)
metabolism
35.
The basics needs of living things are
a)
food, living space, stable internal conditions, & water
b)
a house, oxygen, food and parents
c)
homeostasis & sexual reproduction
d)
money and food
36.
Plants are an example of
a)
prokaryotes
b)
consumers
c)
protists
d)
autotrophs
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