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Characteristics of Life

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Reproduction

a)

The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism.

b)

The basic unit of all living things.

c)

The process of producing offspring by a sexual or asexual process.

d)

The process through which species change over time.

2.

Does this image depict GROWTH? Or DEVELOPMENT?

a)

Growth

b)

Development

3.

EVERY member of a particular species (one kind of organism) must be able to reproduce in order for the species to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is meant by extinction?

a)

The production of offspring.

b)

The dying out or extermination of a species.

c)

The process through which species change over time.

d)

The processes that help living things maintain the stable conditions necessary for survival.

5.

What is the name of the process that plants use to make their own food using energy from the sun?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Metabolism

c)

Signal Transduction

d)

Photosynthesis

6.

What is homeostasis?

a)

The process of turning light energy into food.

b)

The process of creating new organisms.

c)

The regulation of an organism’s internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for life.

d)

The change of a closely related group of organisms over time

7.

Along with responding to external factors, organisms must also respond to ________________ factors in order to stay healthy & survive.

a)

cellular

b)

internal

c)

microscopic

d)

organic

8.

What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?

a)

Autotrophs reproduce by themselves while heterotrophs reproduce with another organism.

b)

Heterotrophs get energy from the food they eat, while autotrophs make their own food using energy from the sun.

c)

Autotrophs are living while heterotrophs are nonliving.

d)

Heterotrophs are multicellular while autotrophs are unicellular.

9.

The SCIENTIFIC term for a living thing is a(n) _________

a)

Organism

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Animal

d)

Bacteria

10.

Is this organism an AUTOTROPH? Or a HETEROTROPH?

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph