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WorksheetsCharacteristics of Life
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
2.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
3.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
4.
Multicellular means
a)
made of many cells
b)
made of one kind of cell
c)
made of only one cell
5.
What does reproduce mean?
a)
They grow - get larger
b)
They are living things
c)
Organisms make other organisms
6.
Living things respond to heat, light, and sound. This means they respond to:
a)
stimuli/ environment
b)
suction
c)
Dr. Suess
d)
digestion
7.
During ___________ conditions inside our body are kept stable (the same)
a)
homeopathic
b)
Homo sapian
c)
homeostasis
d)
homologous
8.
Plants get energy from the sun while animals get energy from
a)
condensation
b)
eating food
c)
photosynthesis
d)
sleeping
9.
All of the following are characteristics of all living things EXCEPT
a)
Respond to stimulus
b)
Grow and develop
c)
maintain homeostasis
d)
Movement
10.
When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...
a)
energy metabolism
b)
growth and development
c)
response to stimuli
d)
having cells
11.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
12.
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
13.
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.
a)
All living things reproduce
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
14.
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things use energy
15.
An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
16.
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
17.
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
18.
A sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have different levels of organization
d)
All living things reproduce
19.
Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things have cells
20.
A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause
d)
effect
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