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life and living things

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can living things be identified?

a)

living things can be identified when they grow, feed and excrete.

b)

living things can be identified due to certain characteristics.

c)

living things can be identified when they all behave in the same way.

d)

they can never be identified.

2.

There are seven characteristics of life processes.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
What are the functions that a living thing must carry out in order to stay alive and produce more of it's own kind?
a)
cells
b)
life processes
c)
nutrients
d)
photosynthesize 
4.
A _______ is the basic unit of living things.
a)
vacuole
b)
nutrient
c)
cell
d)
brain
5.
This is a thin layer surrounding all cells that allows water and dissolved materials to pass into and out of the cell.
a)
nucleus 
b)
vacuole 
c)
cell membrane
d)
chloroplast 
6.
What are substances that are needed for an organism to live and grow?
a)
nutrients
b)
shelter
c)
weather
d)
organs 
7.

Refers to the circular structure that surrounds the pupil and regulates the amount of light entering the eye.

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Retina

d)

Iris

8.

6. What is number 1 ?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

9.
An ecosystem is made up of all the ___________ and _____________ factors in an area. 
a)
not/without
b)
Limiting Factor/ Carrying Capacity
c)
Living/ Nonliving
d)
life/ biotic factor
10.
Living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem are called ___________.
a)
abiotic factor
b)
biotic factor
c)
non-living
d)
life
11.
made of a single cell
a)
multicellular
b)
eukaryotic
c)
prokaryotic
d)
unicellular
12.
a structure made up of different tissues working together
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
organelle