WorksheetsChapter 4.1 6th Grade Test Review (What is Life?)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
What are 6 characteristics all living things share?
Energy Use, Growth & Development, Chemicals of Life, Food, Water, Shelter
Growth and Development, Food, Water, Shelter, Chemicals of Life, Reproduction
Chemicals of Life, Reproduction, Food, Water, Living Space, Energy Use
Chemicals of Life, Energy Use, Growth & Development, Cellular Organization, Reproduction, Stimulus & Response
How did Redi’s experiment help disprove the idea of spontaneous generation?
species gradually change over time
living things do not arise from nonliving material
maintain homeostasis
species gradually change over time
What are the four basic needs all living things must satisfy?
Stable internal conditions, food, water, living space
Stable internal conditions, energy use, reproduction, shelter
Homeostasis, shelter, growth and development, reproduction
Homeostasis, stimulus and response, cellular organization, growth and development
Describe the difference between growth and development.
Growth means becoming more complex. Development means getting bigger.
Growth means responding to stimuli. Development means getting bigger.
Development means becoming more mature. Growth means your size changes.
Development means becoming more complex. Growth means getting bigger.
A change in an organism’s environment that causes the organism to react is called a(n) ________________.
response
homeostasis
development
stimulus
Organisms that make their own food, such as green plants, are _______________
heterotrophs
autotrophs
unicellular
multicelluar
______________organisms are composed of many cells. We do not need a microscope to see these organisms.
autotrophic
heterotrophic
multicelluar
unicellular
_______________ is the mistaken idea that living organisms arise from nonliving sources.
homeostasis
spontaneous generation
stimulus and response
manipulated variable
All living things are called __________________________.
heterotrophs
producers
unicellular
organisms
During ____________ reproduction, genetic material is received from BOTH parents.
asexual
sexual
spontaneous generation
homeostasis
The __________________________ is the basic unit of structure in an organism.
atom
air
food
cell
Organisms that get energy by consuming other organisms are __________________________.
multicellular
unicellular
autotrophs
heterotophs
An organism reacts to a stimulus with a(n) ____________.
structure
response
development
metabolism
A(n) __________________________ is conducted by performing multiple tests that are identical except for one factor that the scientist changes on purpose called the _____________________.
controlled experiment, constant
controlled experiment, dependent variable
controlled experiment, manipulated variable
controlled experiment, responding variable
An organism’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions is called __________________________.
metabolism
homeostasis
stimulus
development
To __________________________ is to produce offspring that are similar to the parents.
response
reproduce
develop
grow
Microscopic organisms such as bacteria are __________________________ organisms
made of only one cell. They are thought to be the most numerous organisms on Earth.
autotrophic
multicellular
unicellular
herbivore
The chemicals of life are: ______________, ______________, and _____________.
water, carbon dioxide, lipids
nucleic acids, protein, nitrogen
water, nucleic acids, carbohydrates
carbohydrates, helium, lipids
Offspring that are identical to the parent would have been produced by __________ reproduction.
sexual
asexual
metabolism
homeostasis
The breaking down and building up of materials is the process called _______________.
metabolism
homeostasis
stimulus
heterotrophic
