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LO 1a/1b Characteristics of Life and Organization of Life

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify which characteristics of living things is BEST described in this statement: An amoeba is a unicellular organism.

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

All living things contain DNA

c)

All living things obtain and use energy

d)

All living things are able to adapt and

      evolve

2.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

3.

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below.

There is evidence that the ancestors of whales walked on land.

a)

All living things are able to evolve

b)

All living things grow and develop

c)

All living things have a genetic code called DNA

d)

All living things are able to maintain homeostasis

4.

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below.

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon, and emerges as a butterfly.

a)

All living things are able to adapt and

evolve

b)

All living things grow and

develop

c)

All living things respond to stimuli

d)

All living things are able to maintain

homeostasis

5.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (smallest) to most complex (biggest)?

a)

Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

b)

Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

c)

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

6.

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

a)

All living things obtain and use energy

b)

All living things reproduce

c)

All living things respond to their environment

d)

All living things are able to maintain

homeostasis

7.

Identify which characteristics of living things is being described in each of the statements below:

The body begins to shiver to keep its temperature at 98.6 degrees.

a)

All living things obtain and use energy

b)

All living things are able to adapt and

evolve

c)

All living things respond to reproduce

d)

All living things are able to maintain

homeostasis

8.

It is believed that the elephant and

mammoth shared a common ancestor and the populations changed over time.

a)

All living things are able to adapt and

evolve

b)

All living things grow and

develop

c)

All living things respond to stimuli

d)

All living things are able to maintain

homeostasis

9.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
10.

An organism generates more red

blood cells when oxygen levels

decrease.

a)

All living things evolve

b)

All living things contain DNA

c)

All living things respond to stimuli

d)

All living things are able to maintain

homeostasis

11.

There are organism out there with out cells

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (smallest) to most complex (biggest)?

a)

brain, neuron, nerve tissue, turtle, nervous system

b)

nervous system, neuron, nerve tissue, turtle, brain

c)

neuron, brain, nerve tissue, nervous system turtle

d)

neuron, nerve tissue, brain, nervous system, turtle

13.

The body works hard to maintain a stable internal environment, even as the external environment changes.

State the name of this process.

a)

Multicellularity

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Immunity

d)

Coordination