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Characteristics of living things

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many characteristics do all living things share?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

2.

What is one characteristic that all living things share?

a)

They have eyes.

b)

They have cells.

c)

They have hair.

d)

They have skin.

3.

How many cells do all living things have?

a)

0

b)

only 1

c)

1 or more

d)

more than 100

4.

What has all the materials necessary for life?

a)

a cell

b)

air

c)

water

d)

a membrane

5.

What keeps a cell’s contents away from its environment?

a)

an outer husk

b)

a watery cushion

c)

a hard shell

d)

a membrane

6.

What are all living things able to do?

a)

They can sense and respond to change.

b)

They can smell.

c)

They can taste

d)

They can see.

7.

What change affects a living thing’s activity?

a)

a cell

b)

a stimulus

c)

a body

d)

a bacterium

8.

All living things must maintain a(n) ______________________ internal condition.

a)

difficult

b)

bad

c)

stable

d)

not good

9.

The maintenance of a stable internal condition is called

a)

eating

b)

drinking

c)

homeostasis

d)

bathing

10.

People ______________________ in order to warm up their bodies.

a)

shiver

b)

cry

c)

think

d)

laugh

11.

One characteristic that all living things share is that they can

a)

Asexual

b)

reproduce

c)

single-celled

d)

sexual

12.

Two parents produce offspring through _______reproduction.

a)

Asexual

b)

reproduce

c)

single-celled

d)

sexual

13.

A single parent produces offspring through ________________ reproduction.

a)

Asexual

b)

reproduce

c)

single-celled

d)

sexual

14.

Most ______________________ living things reproduce through asexual reproduction.

a)

Asexual

b)

reproduce

c)

single-celled

d)

sexual

15.

The cells of all living things contain

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

Offspring

d)

cells

16.

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, controls the structure and function of

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

Offspring

d)

cells

17.

When living things reproduce, they pass copies of their DNA to their

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

Offspring

d)

cells

18.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

Offspring

d)

cells

19.

Which of the following is NOT an activity of life?

a)

breaking down food

b)

building cells

c)

making food

d)

changing liquids to gas

20.

What is the total of all chemical activities a living thing performs called?

a)

homeostasis

b)

heredity

c)

metabolism

d)

stimulus

21.

What do all living things do during their lives?

a)

They grow and develop.

b)

They shrink.

c)

They stay the same.

d)

They go through five stages.

22.

What happens to a single-celled living thing as it grows?

a)

It gets larger and divides.

b)

It gains cells and gets bigger.

c)

It gets larger, then explodes.

d)

It gains cells but stays the same size.

23.

What happens to a living thing with many cells as it grows?

a)

It gets larger and divides.

b)

It gains cells and gets bigger.

c)

It gets larger, then explodes.

d)

It gains cells but stays the same size.

24.

Which of these is an example of stimuli?

a)

hunger

b)

eating

c)

drinking

d)

driving

25.

Example of organism that go through ASEXUAL reproduction is

a)

dog

b)

bacteria

c)

human beings

d)

cats