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Study of Life - Samford

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the most basic unit of life?

cell

tissue

organ

organ system

The combination of chemical reactions through

which an organism builds up or breaks down

materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...

absorption

metabolism

digestion

consumption

The dismissal bell rings and you pack up your belongings. In this scenario, what is the stimulus?

The bell ringing

You packing up your belongings

More information is needed

Living things are based on a universal genetic

code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

RNA

Lipid

Protein

DNA

A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.

stimulus

response

cause

effect

When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...

energy metabolism

growth and development

response to stimuli

having cells

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

homeostasis

equilibrium

balance

evenness

Fire is living because it has 6 of the 8 characteristics of life.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all living organisms?

Ability to move

Ability to grow and develop

Made up of one or more cells

Responds to stimuli

10.

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

all

some

one

more than half

11.

Organisms, such as bacteria, are ______________ which means they consist of only a single cell.

unicellular

multicellular

autotrophic

heterotrophic

12.

The sum of all the chemical reactions in your body?

organization

metabolism

homeostasis

evolution

13.

A stimulus can be external or internal.

False

True

14.

Study of living things

biology

archaeology

dendrology

robotics

15.

study of animals

botany

archaeology

zoology

dendrology

16.

an expert on diet and nutrition

dietician

chef

culinary custodian

lunch lady

17.

a scientist who studies how animals and plants interact with their environment

naturalist

ecologist

forester

game warden

18.

an expert in or student of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

breeder

hereditist

geneticist

biochemist

100 %

Study of Life - Samford

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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