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Characteristics of Life

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The smallest unit of life is known as a 
a)
cell
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
atoms
2.
The picture represents the butterflies ability to:
a)
maintain homeostasis
b)
adapt and evolve
c)
grow and develop
d)
reproduce
3.
Bacteria can obtain their energy by
a)
photosynthesis
b)
consuming it
c)
decomposing
d)
all answers
4.
Gas exchange in the lungs is an example of:
a)
adapting and evolving
b)
maintaining homeostasis
c)
growing and developing
d)
using energy
5.
When a venus fly trap senses the light footsteps of a fly, the leaf quickly folds together.  This is an example of:
a)
adapting and evolving
b)
responding to stimuli
c)
growing and developing
d)
maintaining homeostasis
6.
It was 95°F when I ran my 6.3 mile stretch for Ragnar, what did my body do to help me maintain homeostasis?  
a)
laying my body hairs flat
b)
vasodilation (blood vessels widen)
c)
sweat
d)
all of the answers
7.
Photosynthesis represents an organisms ability to 
a)
reproduce
b)
obtain and use energy
c)
grow and develop
d)
all of the answers
8.
An organism reproduces in order to
a)
Pass on its DNA
b)
Have babies to care for
c)
Their own survival
d)
all of the answers
9.
In the picture, one snake is venomous and the other is not, however they both look similar.  This is an example of
a)
growing 
b)
reproducing 
c)
using energy
d)
evolution
10.
An organism can evolve in its lifetime
a)
true
b)
false