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Lab Safety, Characteristics & Needs of Living Things

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People thought that living things came from non-living things. Because people say mice live in hay, mice come from hay. (True or False)

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Francis Redi tested the theory of Spontaneous Generation with what three things?

a)

frogs water & mud

b)

meat, plants & energy

c)

jars, meat & flies

d)

mold, bacteria & yeast

3.

Organisms that get energy by consuming other organisms are

a)

plants

b)

autotrophs

c)

heterotrophs

d)

producers

4.

All living things are called

a)

unicellular

b)

organisms

c)

multicellular

d)

bacteria

5.

The process where an organism's cells increase in size and/or number is

a)

development

b)

reproduction

c)

growth

d)

spontaneous generation

6.

Organisms compete with each other for space to live. True or False?

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Which characteristic of life is NOT necessary to the survival of an individual organism

a)

growth

b)

reproduction

c)

contain one or more cells

d)

use energy

8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

a)

cellular orginazation

b)

using energy

c)

movement

d)

reproduction

9.

A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called

a)

response

b)

a stimulus

c)

energy

d)

development

10.

Which of the following do ALL living things need to survive?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

sunlight

d)

carbon dioxide

11.

Homeostasis refers to an organism's ability to

a)

obtain energy

b)

compete for living space

c)

maintain relatively stable internal conditions

d)

dissolve chemicals

12.

The process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism is called

a)

development

b)

reproduction

c)

growth

d)

spontaneous generation

13.

Which is the most abundant chemical found in living things?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

water

d)

nucleic acid

14.

A plant growing toward light is an example of

a)

development

b)

a response

c)

reproduction

d)

stimulus

15.

The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources is known as

a)

reproduction

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

homeostasis

d)

spontaneous generation

16.

An organism that makes its own food is called a(n)

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

eukaryote

d)

prokaryote

17.

When heating a solution in a test tube, a student should

a)

point the test tube in any direction

b)

wear goggles

c)

cork the test tube so no gas can escape

d)

hold the test tube with two fingers

18.

A student performing an experiment noticed that the beaker containing water being heated had a small crack. It was not leaking. What should the student do?

a)

Stop heating the beaker and try to fix the crack.

b)

Stop heating the beaker and report the crack to the teacher.

c)

Stop heating the beaker and try to fix the crack.

d)

Continue heating as long as the liquid does not start to leak out of the crack.

19.

If a student spills acid on the floor in the lab, he should FIRST

a)

allow the acid to evaporate

b)

report the incident to the teacher

c)

use paper towels to clean it up

d)

use paper towels to clean it up