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Characteristics of Living Things

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a characteristic of life?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things have a nervous system

c)

All living things are made up of cells

d)

All organisms respond to stimuli in environment

2.

Is this unicellular or multicellular?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

3.

Is this unicellular or multicellular?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

4.

Which best describes animal adaptations?

a)

It means Plants and animals are different

b)

Animals tongues are weird

c)

Adaptations are traits animals develop or evolve as a result of their environment

d)

Animal traits that make them unique

5.

Which is not an animal Adaptation?

a)

Human eyes can see higher range of color

b)

Turtles shell for protection from predators

c)

Lions rough tongue to help lick meat off bone.

d)

A baseball bat to hit a ball

6.

True or false:

Animals can create energy from nothing to move?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False:

All organisms use energy through consumption

a)

True

b)

false

8.

Which is an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

One animal the splits itself to make an identical DNA clone.

b)

Two animals that combine DNA to make a genetically unique child.

9.

Which is an example of Sexual reproduction?

a)

Male and Female of species combine DNA to make genetically unique child or children of same species.

b)

An animal that splits itself to make an identical DNA clone.

10.

All things are made up of what 4 elements?

a)

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

b)

hydrogen

oxygen

dirt

water

c)

cells

plants

animals

fungi

11.

Which is the definition of Classification?

a)

The system created to organize and group living things based on there characteristics

b)

A system create to organize animals base on there cellular structure

c)

Classifing

d)

A system created to organized plant life into categories based on there characteristics.

12.

Which one can we not use the classification system to identify what it is?

a)

fungi

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

desk chair

13.

When did Carolus Linnaeus create the classification system?

a)

1840s

b)

1990s

c)

1730s

d)

1970s

14.

To classify an animals domain you look at.

a)

cellular structure

b)

bone structure

c)

the creatures scientific name

d)

the type of animal it is

15.

How do you identify an animals Genus?

a)

The second half of the scientific name

b)

The first part of the scientific name

c)

The third part of the scientific name.

16.

How do you identify an animals species?

a)

The second half of the scientific name

b)

The first part of the scientific name

c)

The third part of the scientific name.

17.

Which is the correct definition of kingdom?

a)

What group of animals is it?

EX: The dog family, the tree frog family

b)

What kind of creature group is it?

EX: Protista, animalia, Plantea

18.

Which is a definition of class?

a)

The animals last name in the scientific name

b)

How does the animal work internally?

EX: Mammal, bird, invertebrate

19.

True or false:

The classification system is used to classify all living things not just animals.

a)

True

b)

False