WorksheetsCharacteristics of Living Things
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following use energy, grow, reproduce, and respond to their environment?
a)
All living things
b)
only animals
c)
only plants
d)
all nonliving things
2.
An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
Development
3.
Any change in an organism's environment
a)
Response
b)
Offspring
c)
Autotroph
d)
Stimulus
4.
One parent produces an offspring that is identical to the parent
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Growth
d)
Offspring
5.
Reaction to the stimulus
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
c)
Reaction
d)
Growth
6.
The product of reproduction (the baby)
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Offspring
c)
Organism
d)
Sexual Reproduction
7.
A process where an organism becomes more complex
a)
Growth
b)
Development
c)
Stimulus
d)
Response
8.
a process where an organism becomes larger (bigger in size)
a)
Growth
b)
Development
c)
Stimulus
d)
Response
9.
A living thing
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
c)
Offspring
d)
Organism
10.
Requires 2 parents and the offspring have some characteristics from each parent
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Growth
d)
Offspring
11.
An organism that cannot make its own food (it must eat or absorb food)
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Organism
d)
Stimulus
12.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
a)
Reproduction
b)
Require Light to Live
c)
Growth and Development
d)
Obtain and Use Resources
13.
Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?
a)
A Rock
b)
An Animal
c)
A River
d)
A Plant
14.
Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?
a)
A Rock
b)
An Animal
c)
A River
d)
A Plant
15.
A cat hisses when it sees a dog. The hissing is a response. Seeing the dog is an example of __________.
a)
An Autotroph
b)
A Stimulus
c)
Development
d)
Reproduction
16.
Read the following statement and choose which characteristic of living things it describes.A rabbit may live for 8 years.
a)
Obtain and Use Resources
b)
Respond to a Stimulus
c)
Grow and Develop
d)
Reproduce
17.
Read the following statement and choose which characteristic of living things it describes.A bear hibernates when it's cold.
a)
Obtain and Use Resources
b)
Respond to a Stimulus
c)
Grow and Develop
d)
Reproduce
18.
Read the following statement and choose which characteristic of living things it describes.A caterpillar eats the leaves of a plant.
a)
Obtain and Use Resources
b)
Respond to a Stimulus
c)
Grow and Develop
d)
Reproduce
19.
Read the following statement and choose which characteristic of living things it describes.Birds mate and the female bird then lays eggs.
a)
Obtain and Use Resources
b)
Respond to a Stimulus
c)
Grow and Develop
d)
Reproduce
20.
All organisms have this in common.
a)
They are made of cells
b)
They need light
c)
They cannot live in water
d)
They are nonliving
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