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Characteristics of Life

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in the environment that causes a response is called....

a)

Homeostasis

b)

ATP

c)

Stimulus

d)

Photosynthesis

2.

Individual living things are called...

a)

Organisms

b)

Cells

c)

Energy

d)

Homeostasis

3.

The internal balance of an organism is ....

a)

Respiration

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Reproduction

d)

Development

4.

All living things need energy for life processes. How do living things store energy?

a)

Using homeostasis

b)

Inside of proteins

c)

As a chemical called ATP

d)

Inside of DNA

5.

True or False: Individual living things need to reproduce to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Bacteria and yeast exist as only 1 cell. What type of organism are they?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

7.

If you get a bad cut, then your body sends platelet cells to stop the bleeding and white blood cells come to fight the infection. This healing process is an example of...

a)

Obtaining and using energy

b)

Reproduction of offspring

c)

Maintaining homeostasis

d)

Growth & Development

8.

Which of the following is NOT a Characteristic of Life? All living things...

a)

grow and develop

b)

need water

c)

are made of one or more cells

d)

maintain homeostasis

9.

Both plants and animals need glucose (sugar) to eventually create energy. Animals get glucose from food. How do plants create their own glucose?

a)

Using Cellular Respiration

b)

Using Photosynthesis

c)

Using Reproduction

d)

Using Homeostasis

10.

A frog goes through major changes during its lifetime from an egg, to a tadpole, to a full grown frog. Which characteristic of life is happening to the frog?

a)

Growth and Development

b)

Responding to Stimuli

c)

Reproduction

d)

Maintaining homeostasis

11.

A car honks outside and it causes you to jump in your seat. What Characteristic of Life is this?

a)

Growth and Development

b)

Responding to Stimuli

c)

Maintaining Homeostasis

d)

Using Energy for life processes

12.

When a male sperm cell joins a female egg cell, a new organism is made. What Characteristic of Life is this?

a)

Reproducing and having offspring

b)

Responding to Stimuli

c)

Using Energy

d)

Maintaining Homeostasis

13.

You are made of trillions of cells working together to keep you alive and functioning. What type of living thing are you?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

14.

Your kidneys collect waste and extra water from your blood and sends them to the bladder where they are stored before being removed from the body. This removal of waste is an example of your body....

a)

using energy for life processes

b)

growing and developing

c)

maintaining homeostasis

d)

reproducing

15.

How do plants & animals create energy for life processes?

a)

Using Photosynthesis

b)

Using Cellular Respiration

c)

Through Reproduction

d)

By maintaining homeostasis