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DOL1: Characteristics of Life

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Items must meet _____ the criteria on the Characteristics of Life list in order to be considered an organism.

a)

all

b)

some

c)

most

d)

none

2.

Which option is living?

a)

Trees and leaves

b)

Rocks

c)

Lake

d)

Fire

3.

Movement is a good way to determine if something is living.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What do living organisms NEED?

(Choose two.)

a)

gas exchange, water

b)

respond to the environment, grow, reproduce

c)

move from one place to another.

d)

food, eliminate waste, suitable environment

5.

What do living organisms DO?

(Choose one.)

a)

gas exchange, water

b)

respond to the environment, grow, reproduce

c)

move from one place to another.

d)

food, eliminate waste, suitable environment

6.

The scientific name for something living is a(n)

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

tissue

d)

human

7.

All of the following are characteristics of all living things EXCEPT

a)

Respond to stimulus

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Made of cells

d)

Movement

8.

Fire has 6 of the 8 characteristics of life, which means it is living.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Something that isn't currently showing the characteristics of life but will when provided with the correct conditions:

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

dead

d)

dormant

10.

Something that has never shown the characteristics of life and never will:

a)

dormant

b)

nonliving

c)

living

d)

dead

11.

Which part of the microscope is labeled 5?

a)

Ocular Lens

b)

Objective Lenses

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Light Source

12.

What does a microscope do?

a)

Produces a magnified (bigger) image of something too small for the eye to see

b)

Helps us look at stars

c)

Produces a smaller image of something too big to see at once

d)

Helps us look at our teeth

13.

Which objective lens will give you the most magnification (zooms in the most)?

a)

Blue lens

b)

Red lens

c)

Yellow lens

14.

Contains the lens you look through.

a)

Low-power Objective

b)

High-power Objective

c)

Eyepiece

d)

Diaphragm

15.

Moves slightly and is used to sharpen the image of the object you are viewing.

a)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

b)

Stage

c)

Fine Adjustment Knob

d)

Revolving Nosepiece

16.
A microscope is an instrument that.
a)
makes faraway objects look closer.
b)
makes small objects appear larger.
c)
decreases the size of small objects.
d)
increases the size of small objects.
17.
If you move the slide left while viewing, in which direction will it appear to move?
a)
right 
b)
left
c)
up 
d)
down
18.

The greater the ___________________, the smaller the field you are actually viewing.

a)

detail

b)

objective

c)

magnification

d)

body