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Living, Nonliving, or Dead

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living organisms are made up of ____.

a)

Cells

b)

Bacteria

c)

Organs

d)

Tissue

2.
What is reproduction?
a)
To make offspring similar to the parents
b)
To eat
c)
To read
d)
To do homework
3.

What do living things use energy for?

a)

To do things like growth & repair

b)

To find friends

c)

To succeed in school

d)

To reach their goal

4.
Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
5.

Any living thing is called an

a)

organ

b)

organization

c)

organism

d)

atom

6.

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 adapt to their environment

7.

All living things are composed of. . . .(building blocks of living things)

a)

Energy

b)

Cells

c)

Populations

d)

Bugs

8.

Animals eat food and plants use sunlight, both are examples of obtaining what?

a)

A full stomach

b)

Cells

c)

Energy

d)

molecules

9.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

10.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

11.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

12.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

13.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

14.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

15.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

16.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

17.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

18.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

19.

This peony opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset. Which characteristic of living things is this an example of?

a)

Responds to stimuli

b)

Can reproduce

c)

Can grow

d)

Made of cells

20.

Is this living, nonliving, or dead?

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Dead

21.

Which uses molecules from the environment for growth and repair?

a)

Living things

b)

Nonliving things

22.

Over 9 years, Panda's weight went from 19 pounds to 22 pounds. Which characteristic of living things is this an example of?

a)

Responds to stimuli

b)

Is made of cells

c)

Can reproduce

d)

Can grow

23.

Mr. McGraw found something that grows, needs water, and responds to its environment. It is not made of cells. Is it living?

a)

no

b)

yes

24.

The basic unit of life is a _____.

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

organ

d)

organism

25.

During _____, conditions inside an organism stay stable (the same).

a)

homeopathic

b)

homologous

c)

Homo sapien

d)

homeostasis

26.

This mug changes temperature when hot tea is poured into it. It isn't a living thing. Why not?

a)

It is living.

b)

It is not made of cells, it doesn't maintain homeostasis, it doesn't undergo metabolism, it doesn't reproduce, it doesn't respond to stimuli, it doesn't grow, and it doesn't adapt to its environment.