WorksheetsCharacteristics of Life Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following is NOT required to be considered a living thing
Reproduction
Movement
Having cells
Responding to stimulus
All are required to be considered a living thing
A caterpillar morphs into a butterfly, this is an example of
Growth and development
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Response to stimulus
You are hot and start to sweat, this is an example of
Reproduction
Homeostasis
Growth and development
Adaptation
You touch a hot stove and pull back your hand from pain, this is an example of
Growth and development
Requiring energy
Response to stimulus
Homeostasis
All living things are made of
Organs
Tissues
Cells
Skin
Over time snakes lost their legs so they could fit into underground spaces, this is an example of
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Evolving and adapting
Response to stimulus
Which of these is NOT an example of an organism
Bird
Fish
Apple Tree
Soil
All of these are organisms
A plant takes in sunlight on its leaves, this is an example of
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Evolving and Adapting
Requiring energy
All living things must have
Legs
Eyes
DNA
Leaves
Your body temperature stays around 98 degrees
homeostasis
DNA
growth
cell theory
Change over time
evolution
DNA
growth
energy
A baby learning to crawl then walk
development
cell theory
growth
DNA
An organism with only one cell is called...
unicellular
multicellular
viral
fergalicious
The following list represents characteristics of a living thing :
made of cells, has lungs, can reproduce
grows and develops, responds to surroundings, can move
has similar chemicals, makes noises, made of cells
made of cells, grows and develops, uses energy
Which of these do living things NOT need for a species to survive?
DNA/RNA
ability to respond to change
ability to make a permanent home
ability to reproduce
ability to use energy
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?
Living things respond to their environment.
Living things maintain internal balance.
Living things are made up of units called cells.
Living things are based on a universal genetic code.
Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?
Growth
Breathing
Expelling toxins
Photosynthesis
An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:
multicellular
unicellular
heterotroph
autotroph
Viruses are
living
nonliving
Check all that apply. Viruses ...
cannot metabolize
can evolve
can replicate
have cells
cannot respond to stimuli
Check all that apply. Viruses ...
do not contain cells
can obtain energy
require a host to replicate
can respond to their environment
can mutate
