Worksheets7 Characteristics of Life
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A plant growing towards the light is an example of
a)
reproduction.
b)
responding to a stimuli.
c)
metabolism.
d)
homeostasis.
2.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
3.
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
4.
An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
5.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
6.
The process whereby an organism produces more of its own kind
a)
development
b)
adaptation
c)
homeostasis
d)
reproduction
7.
Smallest living unit of a living organism
a)
Cells
b)
Reproduce
c)
Genetic code
d)
Homeostasis
8.
All living things are composed of cells.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Living things need energy to survive?
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Non-Living or Living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
11.
The combination of chemical reactions through
which an organism builds up or breaks down
materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...
a)
absorption
b)
metabolism
c)
digestion
d)
consumption
12.
Maintaining a stable internal
environment is called
a)
homeostasis
b)
equilibrium
c)
balance
d)
evenness
13.
A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow and develop
14.
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow and develop
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things display organization
15.
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow and develop
16.
YOU are a multi-celled organism, but an amoeba is a single celled organism.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things respond to their environment
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