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Life Processes REVIEW

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Homeostasis is...
a)
The ability to transport blood throughout the body
b)
The ability to maintain internal balance
c)
The ability to obtain energy through sleeping
d)
The ability of a plant to convert sunlight into energy
2.
Which of the following are the 8 things a living organism needs to live?
a)
Transport,Reproduction,Growth, Nutrition, Stimulate, Homeostasis, Regulate, Energy
b)
Synthesize, Growth, Development, Endocrine, Transport, Regulate, Respirate, Food
c)
Water, Food, Oxygen, Sunlight, Energy, Blood,Exercise, Sugar
d)
Growth, Regulate, Nutrition, Reproduce, Transport, Respiration, Excretion, Synthesize
3.
The release of waste products by metabolism falls under which life process?
a)
Synthesis
b)
Excretion
c)
Regulation
d)
Respiration
4.

The elephant at the zoo had a calf (baby). What life process does this show?

a)

Excretion

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Indigestion

5.

Which life process is not essential for an individual organism to stay alive?

a)

nutrition

b)

homeostasis

c)

reproduction

d)

metabolism

6.
Which of the following is an example of maintaining Homeostasis?
a)
Predator catching and eating prey
b)
Running and other excersise
c)
Sweating in order to reduce body temperature
d)
Cells growing until they get to big so they divide
7.
All living things do which of the following?
a)
Chemosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
all of the answers
8.
Getting rid of waste is one of the life processes.  What name is given to this process?
a)
excretion
b)
nutrition
c)
ingestion
9.
The movement of materials inside the cell or between parts of a multicellular organism. 
a)
circulation (transport) 
b)
homeostasis 
c)
reproduction 
d)
digestion 
10.
The removal of all the wastes produced by the cells of the body. 
a)
excretion 
b)
metabolism 
c)
digestion
d)
respiration 
11.
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment even when the external environment changes. 
a)
homeostasis 
b)
circulation (transport)
c)
reproduction 
d)
synthesis 
12.
All the chemical reactions that occur within the cells of an organism. 
a)
metabolism 
b)
circulation (transport) 
c)
digestion 
d)
respiration 
13.
The process by which organisms produce new organisms of the same type.
a)
reproduction 
b)
metabolism
c)
digestion
d)
synthesis 
14.
A life process that involves combining simple substances into more complex substances. 
a)
synthesis 
b)
digestion 
c)
homeostasis
d)
reproduction 
15.
Increasing in size or cell number
a)
Reproduction
b)
Regulation
c)
Respiration
d)
Growth
16.
Waste removal
a)
Excretion
b)
Nutrition
c)
Transport
d)
Synthesis
17.
This type of nutrition is done by plants as they make their own food
a)
heterotrophic nutrition
b)
autotrophic nutrition
18.
You are testing the effect of different fertilizers on plant growth. What is the dependent variable
a)
type of fertilizer used
b)
plant height
c)
time to grow
d)
amount of photosynthesis occurring
19.
This is a description of what a hypothesis should be
a)
it should be a question
b)
It should be made after your experiment
c)
it is a prediction of what will occur
20.

The brain coordinates the various systems of the body.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Metabolism

c)

Circulation

d)

Regulation

21.

What do all organisms have in common? Select all that are correct.

a)

They all make their own food.

b)

They are made of cells.

c)

They carry out life processes.

d)

They all grow from seeds.

22.

What would happen if an organism didn't carry out a life process?

a)

It will reproduce.

b)

It will die.

c)

It will grow and respond to surroundings.

d)

It will be fine.

23.
Moving materials in, out or around the organism
a)
Respiration
b)
Reproduction
c)
Regulation
d)
Transport
24.
What life process?
a)
Growth
b)
Nutrition
c)
Synthesis
d)
Respiration
25.

What should you do if you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure?

a)

Figure it out as you do the lab

b)

Ask the instructor before continuing

c)

Skip that part and move on

26.

"If water is essential to plant growth, then plants without water will die." This statement represents a _________.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Problem

c)

Conclusion

27.

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

a)

The variable you change

b)

The variable you hope to observe

c)

The variable you measure

28.

Which life process involves the digestion of food?

a)

Regulation

b)

Nutrition

c)

Circulation

d)

Respiration

29.

Stored energy being made available for use by living organisms is an example of __________.

a)

Regulation

b)

Excretion

c)

Respiration

30.

In which process are simple materials combined to form more complex materials?

a)

Synthesis

b)

Growth

c)

Nutrition

d)

Reproduction

31.
The coordination of activities in an organism that maintain homeostasis in a constantly changing environment is called:
a)
regulation 
b)
digestion
c)
synthesis
d)
respiration
32.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
33.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
34.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
35.
Observations made during an experiment are considered:
a)
data
b)
problems
c)
conclusions
d)
questions
36.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
c)
It is what has always been done
37.
How many variables should be tested at a time?
a)
Three
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
One
38.
An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group one was given the new drug for asthma, while group 2 was not given anything. The group not given anything serves as a 
a)
control
b)
dependent variable 
c)
experimental variable
d)
constant

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