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Characteristics and Needs of Living Things Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ___________ is a living thing.

a)

rock

b)

organism

c)

table

d)

pencil

2.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

a)

Made of cells

b)

Water

c)

Reproduces

d)

Responds to surroundings

3.

Which of the following is NOT a need of living things?

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Stable Internal Conditions

d)

Grows and Develops

4.

The prefix "uni" means ________.

a)

One

b)

Many

c)

More than one

5.

A bacteria is an example of a _______________ organism.

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

6.

The prefix "multi" means ________.

a)

One

b)

More than one

7.

A penguin is an example of a ______________ organism.

a)

unicellular

b)

single-celled

c)

multicellular

8.

Every living thing needs food to survive. Living things obtain their nutrients in different ways. Autotrophs are organisms who __________________________________.

a)

cannot make their own food.

b)

can make their own food.

9.

A human is an example of a(n) ___________________, an organism who cannot make their own food.

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

10.

Identify the stimulus: You are walking home from school one day when a large dog jumps out at you from behind a tree. He starts to growl and shows his teeth. You quickly turn around and walk in the opposite direction.

a)

Dog growling and showing teeth

b)

Walking in opposite direction

c)

Walking home from school

d)

Tree

11.

Identify the response using the horse and water bucket.

a)

hunger

b)

thirst

c)

drinking

d)

smelling

12.

This scientist showed that that flies breed and lay eggs and do not, as was popularly believed, spontaneously generate.

a)

Virchow

b)

Chargaff

c)

Redi

d)

Avery

13.

What is the idea that life can arise form nonliving material?

a)

biogenesis

b)

evolution

c)

spontaneous combustion

d)

spontaneous generation

14.

This scientist used broth to show that bacteria does not arise from spontaneous generation.

a)

Francesco Redi

b)

Virchow

c)

Einstein

d)

Louis Pasteur

15.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

a)

compensating

b)

homeostasis

c)

balancing

d)

routine