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Science 8 - Characteristics of Life and Cell Theory Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are living things made up of?

a)

Organs (brain, heart, etc.)

b)

Cells

c)

Energy

d)

Viruses

2.

Living things use (a)   to carry out life processes.

3.

What do all living things take in to fuel themselves?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Waste

c)

Sunlight

d)

Stimuli

4.

Producers:

a)

Eat other organisms for food

b)

Create their own food

c)

Need energy from the sun

d)

Receive energy from the food they eat

5.

Living things produce _____ which must be removed.

a)

Energy

b)

Nutrients

c)

Waste

d)

Stimulus

6.

Living things respond to ________, which can be internal or external.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Growth

c)

Cells

d)

Energy

7.

Draw an example of a living thing responding to an external stimulus

8.

When living things increase in size and/or number of cells, they are said to:

a)

Respond to stimulus

b)

Take in nutrients

c)

Reproduce

d)

Grow

9.

Living things can reproduce by:

a)

Dividing

b)

Growing

c)

Mating

d)

Removing waste

10.

Select all of the following Cell Theory statements which are true:

1. All living things are made up of cells

2. Cells do not need to come from pre-existing cells

3. The cell is the basic unit of life

a)

Statement 1 is true

b)

Statement 2 is true

c)

Statement 3 is true

d)

None of the statements are true