WorksheetsProtists, Fungi, Plants Week 1: Living vs. Non-living
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following includes only characteristics of living organisms?
a)
moves, reproduces, grows, consumes food
b)
moves, reproduces, breathes, obtains and uses energy
c)
responds to stimuli, reproduces, grows and develops, obtains and uses resources for energy
d)
responds to stimuli, breathes, grows and develops, obtains and uses resources for energy
2.
After an organism obtains resources for energy, ___________________ is a process through which organism releases energy.
a)
respiration
b)
response
c)
breathing
d)
sleep
3.
Students observe that a classroom flower continues to grow toward natural sunlight coming through a window. The flower growing toward the window is an example of ________________.
a)
a response
b)
a stimulus
c)
reproduction
d)
development
4.
A change in an organisms environment causing an organism to react is known as _________________.
a)
a movement
b)
morphing
c)
a response to stimuli
d)
a reaction
5.
All living organisms are composed of ___________________.
a)
cells
b)
autotrophs
c)
heterotrophs
d)
stimuli
6.
Organisms have the ability to reproduce offspring that have similar characteristics to the parent(s). The process that involves only one parent and produces identical offspring to the parent is known as _______________.
a)
sexual reproduction
b)
simple reproduction
c)
identical reproduction
d)
asexual reproduction
7.
Through the process of photosynthesis, these organisms produce their own food.
a)
heterotrophs
b)
asexual
c)
phylum
d)
autotrophs
8.
Which of the following is NOT a stimulus that a living thing might sense and respond to?
a)
light
b)
DNA
c)
hunger
d)
sound
9.
A process that involves combining a female reproductive cell and a male reproductive cell to produce offspring that has characteristics of both parents is called _____________ reproduction.
a)
asexual
b)
combination
c)
morphing
d)
sexual
10.
A process that occurs resulting in an organism becoming more complex structurally.
a)
development
b)
growth
c)
morphing
d)
combination
11.
An example of a heterotroph is _________________.
a)
a plant
b)
the sun
c)
an animal
d)
light
12.
This refers to information gathered by observation or experimentation.
a)
dead
b)
dormant
c)
evidence
d)
habitat
13.
This refers to a state of suspended activity. Alive, but inactive (asleep).
a)
dead
b)
dormant
c)
nonliving
d)
habitat
14.
This refers to the condition of being alive.
a)
dead
b)
dormant
c)
nonliving
d)
living
15.
This refers to a specific place where an organism lives.
a)
habitat
b)
dormant
c)
nonliving
d)
living
16.
This refers to an individual thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium or protist.
a)
habitat
b)
dormant
c)
organism
d)
living
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