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Characteristics of Living Things

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are the common characteristics of living things? Check more than one.

a)

Cellular structure

b)

Thinking

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Basic instict

e)

Metabolism

2.

study of plants is

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Histology

c)

Botany

d)

Cytology

e)

Ecology

3.

study of external structure and functions of an organism is

a)

Anatomy

b)

Histology

c)

Cytology

d)

Ecology

e)

Morphology

4.

Cytology is

a)

study of animals

b)

study of plant and animal tissues

c)

study of cell

d)

study of inheritance

5.

Genetics is

a)

study of animals

b)

study of plant and animal tissues

c)

study of cell

d)

study of inheritance

6.

Bacteria are (choose more than one)

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Unicellular

d)

Multicellular

e)

None

7.

Animals are (choose more than one)

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Unicellular

d)

Multicellular

e)

None

8.

Viruses are (choose one or more than one)

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Unicellular

d)

Multicellular

e)

None

9.

Which are two of the ways to produce their own nutrition for autotrophs?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Decomposing

e)

Fermentation

10.

Which are examples for anabolism?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Decomposing

e)

Fermentation

11.

What is the proper term for breathing?

a)

Respiration

b)

Absorption

c)

Ventilation

d)

Ingestion

e)

Digestion

12.

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

a)

Oxygen and glucose

b)

Lactic acid

c)

Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

e)

Methanol and Carbon dioxide

13.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and glucose

b)

Lactic acid

c)

Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

e)

Methanol and Carbon dioxide

14.

"Paramecium excretes excess amount of water by the help of a specific kind of organelle called ..." complete the sentence.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Food vacuole

c)

Contractile vacuole

d)

Golgi apparatus

e)

Kidney

15.

"The minimum required energy of an organism is called ..." complete the sentence.

a)

Catabolism

b)

Basic instict

c)

Basal metabolism

d)

Power to ten

e)

Anabolism