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WorksheetsIt's Alive! Or is it?
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The smallest unit that can perform all of life's processes is called
a)
an organism.
b)
a cell.
c)
a parent.
d)
a chemical.
2.
A __________ covers a cell to protect contents from the cell's environment.
a)
shield
b)
stimulus
c)
membrane
d)
wall
3.
Which of the following is NOT an example of stimuli in our book?
a)
gravity
b)
light
c)
sleep
d)
sounds
4.
Two parents produce offspring that share their characteristics through ________ reproduction.
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
5.
A single parent produces offspring identical to a parent through ________ reproduction.
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
6.
______ controls the structure and function of cells.
a)
Genes
b)
DNA
c)
Cells
d)
Food
7.
What do organisms pass on to their offspring?
a)
their cells
b)
their DNA
c)
copies of their DNA
d)
copies of their cells
8.
The total of all chemical activities that an organism performs is an organism's
a)
metabolism.
b)
DNA.
c)
baby.
d)
reproduction.
9.
Which of the following is NOT a basic need of every organism?
a)
food
b)
water
c)
fun
d)
place to live
10.
Cells of most living things are made of approximately _____ % water.
a)
10
b)
50
c)
70
d)
33
11.
About how many days can humans survive without water?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
3
12.
Air is a mixture of several different gases including _____ and carbon dioxide.
a)
water
b)
food
c)
oxygen
d)
dirt
13.
All organisms need a place to live that contains all of the things they need to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Some living things can live without food.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which of the following make their own food?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
16.
Which of the following eat other organisms to get food?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
17.
Which of the following are organisms that get their food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
18.
All organisms needs to break down food in order to use the nutrients in it.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Proteins are large molecules made up of
a)
carbohydrates.
b)
amino acids.
c)
starch
d)
lipids
20.
Table sugar and sugars from fruits are examples of
a)
proteins
b)
simple carbs
c)
complex carbs
d)
fats
21.
Starch from potatoes is an example of
a)
simple carbs
b)
complex carbs
c)
proteins
d)
oils
22.
________ are compounds that cannot mix with water.
a)
Nucleic Acids
b)
Proteins
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Lipids
23.
At room temperature, fats are
a)
solid.
b)
liquid.
c)
gas.
d)
can be all of the above.
24.
At room temperature, oils are
a)
solid.
b)
liquid.
c)
gas.
d)
can be all of the abov
25.
The major energy-carrying molecule in the cell is
a)
CVS.
b)
DNA.
c)
ATP.
d)
GPS.
26.
_______ _____ are made up of nucleotides and have all the information needed for a cell to make proteins.
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Adenosine triphosphate
c)
Nucleic acids
d)
Complex carbohydrates
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