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LIVING THINGS

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
2.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
3.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
4.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which picture is a living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
8.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
9.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
10.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which picture is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

To ______________is to produce offspring that are similar to the parents

a)

respond

b)

reproduce

c)

metabolism

d)

be multicellular

14.

A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react is called a(n)

a)

response

b)

cell

c)

stimulus

d)

heterotroph

15.

An organism's ability to maintain stable internal conditions is called

a)

reproduction

b)

homeostasis

c)

spontaneous generation

d)

response

16.

___________________________ organisms are made of many cells.

a)

unicellular

b)

response

c)

multicellular

d)

stimulus

17.

The _________________ is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

a)

autotroph

b)

cell

c)

spontaneous generation

d)

brick

18.

_____________________is the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources.

a)

spontaneous generation

b)

reproduction

c)

response

d)

homeostasis

19.

An organism reacts to a stimulus with a(n) _______________.

a)

cell

b)

controlled experiment

c)

response

d)

heterotroph

20.

Organisms that make their own food are __________________.

a)

mammals

b)

cells

c)

heterotrophs

d)

autotrophs

21.

Organisms that get energy by consuming other organisms are ____________________.

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

cells

d)

producers

22.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

a)

cellular organization

b)

reproduction

c)

response to surroundings

d)

place to live

23.

What are the four basic needs of all living things?

a)

water, food, place to live, car

b)

water, food, place to live, and a stable internal environment

c)

soda, food, place to live, and a stable internal environment

d)

water, food, place to live, unstable internal environment

24.
Living things need what basic things to survive?
a)
Water, Food, Shelter, Air
b)
Air
c)
Food
d)
Shelter
25.
All living things respond to the world around them. 
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Not all living things reproduce. 
a)
True
b)
False
27.
All living things grow and change.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Living things need ___________ to make them grow. 
a)
Organisms
b)
Plants
c)
Meat
d)
Energy
29.
This word means to stay alive or keep on living.
a)
Habitat
b)
Location
c)
Survive
d)
Ecosystem
30.
Which of the following do all living things need to survive?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
sunlight
d)
carbon dioxide
31.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of all living things?
a)
they need energy and other resources
b)
they grow and develop
c)
they have a beating heart
d)
they reproduce
32.
What is an organsm?
a)
a reaction
b)
all animals
c)
the sun
d)
any living thing
33.
What 3 things do all living things need?
a)
food, oxygen, living space
b)
water, oxygen and living space
c)
food, water and living space
d)
food, water and oxygen
34.

Have dry hard scales.

a)

Fish

b)

Reptile

c)

Amphibian

d)

Mammal

35.

Have feathers and wings

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Amphibian

36.

Have mammary glands and fur or hair

a)

Bird

b)

Reptile

c)

Amphibian

d)

Mammal

37.

Have fins and gills

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

38.

Have moist skin.

a)

Amphibian

b)

Fish

c)

Bird

d)

Reptile

39.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
40.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
41.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
42.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
43.
My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
44.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
45.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
46.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
47.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Mammal
48.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
49.
What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Fish
d)
Mammal
50.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Bird
c)
Fish
d)
Reptile
51.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
52.
Which of the following is a vertebrate?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Arthropod
d)
Annelid
53.

A human is a mammal and is in what phylum?

a)

Chordata

b)

Eukarya

c)

Animalia

d)

Echinoderm

54.
What invertebrate groups has animals with "soft bodies?"
a)
Arthropods
b)
Echinoderms
c)
Mollusks
d)
Sponges
55.
What is a hard external covering?
a)
Arthropod
b)
Endoskeleton
c)
Flagella
d)
Exoskeleton
56.
True or False: Arthropods are the only invertebrate that can fly.
a)
True
b)
False
57.

Which one of these are examples on invertebrates?

a)

insects

b)

peanuts

c)

sweaty palms

d)

turtles

58.
Which of these animals is invertebrate?  
a)
tortoise 
b)
crab 
59.
Which three parts of the body has an insect?
a)
Tencacles, head, legs
b)
head, abdomen, legs
c)
Head, thorax, abdomen 
d)
Hair, bones, foot 
60.
It has 8 legs so it is an...
a)
Tentacles
b)
Insect
c)
Arachnid 
d)
Crab
61.
A snail is a...
a)
Insect
b)
Worm 
c)
Mollusc
d)
Arthropod 
62.
What is the name of this?
a)
Antennae
b)
Legs
c)
Abdomen
d)
Jaws
63.
Do the invertebrates have backbone?
a)
yes
b)
no
64.
This animal have black ink for the enemies
a)
Spider
b)
Jellyfish
c)
Octopus
d)
Worm
65.

Which of the following organisms is a crustacean?

a)

Barnacle

b)

Dragonfly

c)

Tick

d)

Scorpion

66.

At LEAST how many legs to crustaceans have?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

67.

How many legs to arachnids have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

68.

Which of these is not an arachnid?

a)

Spider

b)

Tick

c)

Trilobite

d)

Mite

69.
How many pairs of legs do arachnids include?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
70.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False