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WorksheetsIntro To Living Things
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following is an example of HOMEOSTASIS?
a)
I lose too much heat on a cold day and hypothermia occurs.
b)
A snake lays on a rock in the sun and dies from overheating.
c)
A cactus stores water during wet periods so it can live through dry periods.
2.
All living things are made of cells, respond to change, reproduce, have DNA, use energy, and...
a)
live less than 200 years
b)
have fingers
c)
breathe air through lungs
d)
grow and develop
3.
What are the 4 things all living things NEED to survive?
a)
water, air, food, shelter
b)
shelter, light, air, food
c)
food, water, shelter, a family
4.
Which process of asexual reproduction happens when an organism grows an identical organism off of its own body?
a)
binary fission
b)
budding
5.
Why do all living things need nutrients?
a)
Nutrients enrich the soil.
b)
Nutrients give living things the energy to perform life processes.
c)
Nutrients stop organisms from feeling hungry.
6.
What do we call the genetic material that organisms pass on to their offspring?
a)
DNA
b)
food
c)
cells
d)
energy
7.
A rose bush is a producer, therefore...
a)
it survives by breaking down dead organisms.
b)
it survives by eating other organisms.
c)
it makes its own food using the Sun.
8.
Which of the following is an EXTERNAL STIMULUS that could cause a plant to grow larger?
a)
wilting or drooping
b)
a predator in the area
c)
abundant (plenty) of sunlight and water
d)
extremely hot and dry conditions.
9.
Which of the following makes a TRUE statement: Fire is like a living thing...
a)
but it doesn't grow and develop.
b)
but it doesn't obtain or use energy.
c)
but it doesn't have DNA.
10.
A mushroom grows on a dead, rotting tree. Which statement is true?
a)
The tree is a decomposer, and the mushroom is a producer.
b)
The tree is a producer, and the mushroom is a decomposer.
c)
Both are producers.
d)
Both are decomposers.
11.
We are consumers because...
a)
We all go to Giant Eagle.
b)
We all lay in the Sun and become nourished.
c)
We eat other organisms for energy.
12.
Sexual Reproduction involves 2 parents that create an offspring that is...
a)
identical to one parent.
b)
similar to the parents.
c)
identical to both parents.
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