WorksheetsCharacteristics of Life Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Living things respond to heat, light, and sound. This means they respond to:
a)
stimuli
b)
homeostasis
c)
metabolism
d)
digestion
2.
The release or use of chemical energy involves:
a)
homeostasis
b)
metabolism
c)
stimuli
d)
evolve
3.
During ___________ conditions inside our body are kept stable (the same)
a)
metabolism
b)
growth and development
c)
homeostasis
d)
stimulus
4.
Which of the following is NOT NEEDED by living organisms to survive?
a)
DNA
b)
Respond to change
c)
permanent home
d)
they reproduce
5.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6 degrees F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
6.
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
7.
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
8.
An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
9.
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
10.
A cat is an organism that has a respiratory system that contains lungs and a trachea.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things have different levels of organization
d)
All living things grow
11.
The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
12.
Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods contain more rabbits with brown fur than gray fur.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things have cells
13.
The basic unit of life is called a (n)
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
cell
d)
energy
14.
A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm
a)
reproducing
b)
doing cellular respiration
c)
having cells
d)
responding to its environment
15.
Maintaining a stable internal environment.
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Metabolism
c)
Stimulus
d)
DNA
16.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
a)
growth and development
b)
ability to move
c)
response to the environment
d)
ability to reproduce
17.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
a)
maintaining a stable internal enviornment
b)
growth and development
c)
using energy
d)
ability to reproduce
18.
Molecule that contains hereditary information.
a)
biology
b)
homeostasis
c)
stimulus
d)
DNA
19.
List the levels of organization in order.
a)
tissues, organs, systems, organism, cells
b)
cells, tissues, organs, systems, organism
c)
cells, organs, tissues, systems, organism
d)
organism, cells, tissues, organs, systems
20.
A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause
d)
effect
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