WorksheetsLiving Things Practice
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following do all living things need to survive?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
sunlight
d)
carbon dioxide
2.
What is taxonomy?
a)
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
b)
the scientific study of how living things are classified
c)
the name of Aristotle's classification system
d)
the process of observing an organism's behavior
3.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all living things share?
a)
using energy
b)
a cellular organization
c)
response to surroundings
d)
movement
4.
A new one-celled organism is found by a scientist. This organism is said to be
a)
multicellular.
b)
prokaryotic.
c)
eukaryotic.
d)
unicellular.
5.
Which of the following characterisitcs do all plants share?
a)
being unicellular
b)
being a autotroph
c)
being a prokaryote
d)
producing flowers
6.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called
a)
a stimulus.
b)
a response.
c)
development.
d)
energy.
7.
The source of energy for most autotrophs is
a)
heterotrophs.
b)
the sun.
c)
water.
d)
other autotrophs.
8.
An organism that makes its own food is called a(n)
a)
eukaryote
b)
heterotroph
c)
prokaryote
d)
autotroph
9.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
10.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
11.
Which kingdom would this organism belong to?
a)
Protista
b)
Plantae
c)
Animalia
d)
Fungi
12.
Which one of these is NOT one of the characteristics of living things?
a)
All living things are made of cells
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things eat
d)
All living things evolve
13.
A _______ is the basic unit of living things.
a)
vacuole
b)
nutrient
c)
cell
d)
brain
14.
What are substances that are needed for an organism to live and grow?
a)
nutrients
b)
shelter
c)
weather
d)
organs
15.
a structure made up of different tissues working together
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
organelle
16.
an individual living thing capable of growing and reproducing
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organism
d)
plant
17.
a group of cells organized to do a job
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
prokaryotic
d)
animal
18.
lacks a nucleus
a)
organelle
b)
prokaryotic
c)
multicellular
d)
animal
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