WorksheetsCharacteristics of Life Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.
a)
atom
b)
stimulus
c)
cell
d)
DNA
2.
The ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.
a)
reproduction
b)
evolution
c)
development
d)
growth
3.
______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
photosynthesis
d)
DNA
4.
Type of reproduction that produces two genetically identical offspring from one parent is _________________.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
c)
reproduction
d)
homeostasis
5.
Every organism must pass on its ________________, stored in DNA.
a)
metabolism
b)
response
c)
growth
d)
genetic code
6.
Pick the true statement about cellular organization:
a)
cells working together make tissues
b)
cells working together make organs
c)
tissues working together make organ systems
d)
organs working together make cells
7.
Which is the most complex of the choices below?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
8.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
9.
How do consumers get the energy they need to survive?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
eating other organisms
c)
decomposing dead materials
d)
chemosynthesis
10.
In order to perform photosynthesis, producers need...
a)
WiFi
b)
oxygen
c)
sunlight
d)
to eat other organisms
11.
What is another way of saying organism?
a)
living thing
b)
organ system
c)
tissue team
d)
critter
12.
If an organism is made entirely of one cell it is called...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Eukaryotic
13.
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
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.
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
a)
Unicellular organisms
b)
Multicellular organisms
16.
Multicellular Organisms
a)
Made of 1 cell
b)
Made of more than 1 cell
17.
Which is NOT a characteristic that all living organisms share?
a)
Ability to reproduce
b)
Ability to grow
c)
Ability to respond to their environment
d)
Ability to dominate an ecosystem
18.
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
a)
All living things have adaptations
b)
All living things have a metabolism
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow and develop
19.
YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things respond to their environment
20.
Every organism needs this in order to function?
a)
Organization
b)
Energy
c)
Organization
d)
Adaptation
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