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WorksheetsCharacteristics of living things
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
How many characteristics do all living things share?
1
5
6
10
What is one characteristic that all living things share?
They have eyes.
They have cells.
They have hair.
They have skin.
How many cells do all living things have?
0
only 1
1 or more
more than 100
What has all the materials necessary for life?
a cell
air
water
a membrane
What keeps a cell’s contents away from its environment?
an outer husk
a watery cushion
a hard shell
a membrane
What are all living things able to do?
They can sense and respond to change.
They can smell.
They can taste
They can see.
What change affects a living thing’s activity?
a cell
a stimulus
a body
a bacterium
All living things must maintain a(n) ______________________ internal condition.
difficult
bad
stable
not good
The maintenance of a stable internal condition is called
eating
drinking
homeostasis
bathing
People ______________________ in order to warm up their bodies.
shiver
cry
think
laugh
One characteristic that all living things share is that they can
Asexual
reproduce
single-celled
sexual
Two parents produce offspring through _______reproduction.
Asexual
reproduce
single-celled
sexual
A single parent produces offspring through ________________ reproduction.
Asexual
reproduce
single-celled
sexual
Most ______________________ living things reproduce through asexual reproduction.
Asexual
reproduce
single-celled
sexual
The cells of all living things contain
DNA
heredity
Offspring
cells
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, controls the structure and function of
DNA
heredity
Offspring
cells
When living things reproduce, they pass copies of their DNA to their
DNA
heredity
Offspring
cells
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called
DNA
heredity
Offspring
cells
Which of the following is NOT an activity of life?
breaking down food
building cells
making food
changing liquids to gas
What is the total of all chemical activities a living thing performs called?
homeostasis
heredity
metabolism
stimulus
What do all living things do during their lives?
They grow and develop.
They shrink.
They stay the same.
They go through five stages.
What happens to a single-celled living thing as it grows?
It gets larger and divides.
It gains cells and gets bigger.
It gets larger, then explodes.
It gains cells but stays the same size.
What happens to a living thing with many cells as it grows?
It gets larger and divides.
It gains cells and gets bigger.
It gets larger, then explodes.
It gains cells but stays the same size.
Which of these is an example of stimuli?
hunger
eating
drinking
driving
Example of organism that go through ASEXUAL reproduction is
dog
bacteria
human beings
cats
