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LS - Characteristics of Life - Test Question Bank

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 8hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

have offspring that are genetically different from parents

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

2.

able to move

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

3.

adaptations evolve over time

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

4.

maintains homeostasis

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

5.

responds to stimuli

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

6.

exhales carbon dioxide

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

7.

grows and develops

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

8.

reproduces

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

9.

requires energy

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

10.

uses oxygen

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

11.

breathes

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

12.

displays organization (cells)

a)

characteristic of life

b)

not a characteristic of life

13.

All organisms have two parents.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

All organisms need energy.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All organisms grow and develop.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

All organisms walk and move.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

All organisms must maintain homeostasis.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

All organisms adapt over time.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

All organisms are autotrophs.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

All organisms reproduce.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

All organisms need oxygen.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

All organisms need to eat solid food, including fruits and vegetables.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Do all cells have ribosomes?

a)

yes

b)

no

24.

Do all cells have a cell wall?

a)

yes

b)

no

25.

Do all cells have DNA?

a)

yes

b)

no

26.

Do all cells have the same shape?

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

Do all cells have DNA in a nucleus?

a)

yes

b)

no

28.

Do all cells have a cell membrane?

a)

yes

b)

no

29.

Is a virus an organism?

a)

yes

b)

no

30.

Is bacteria an organism?

a)

yes

b)

no

31.

Do all cells respond to stimuli? 

a)

yes

b)

no

32.

Do all organisms have eyes and ears?

a)

yes

b)

no

33.

Which results in offspring that are identical to the parent?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

34.

Which has occurred when the offspring is DIFFERENT from parents?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

35.

Which occurs when a single parent reproduces by itself?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

36.

What has occurred when two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

37.

In asexual reproduction:

a)

only 1 parent is required

b)

2 parents are required

c)

no parents are required

38.

Which reproduction process occurs more quickly and produces many more offspring?

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

they're both the same

39.

passes on genetic information

a)

asexual reproduction only

b)

sexual reproduction only

c)

both types of reproduction

40.

DNA from male and female joining to make unique offspring

a)

asexual reproduction only

b)

sexual reproduction only

c)

both types of reproduction

41.

fragmentation (where cut piece grows into new organism) is an example

a)

asexual reproduction only

b)

sexual reproduction only

c)

both types of reproduction

42.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
43.
Hydra uses budding
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
c)
Both
d)
Neither
44.

What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

One parent

b)

Greater genetic diversity

c)

Faster

45.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
46.

In sexual reproduction, how much DNA is given by each parent?

a)

10%

b)

30%

c)

100%

d)

50%

47.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -
a)
makes its own food
b)
is unicellular
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
48.

What is the reaction to a stimulus?

a)

reality

b)

response

c)

reason

d)

reactant

49.

When a frog’s leg becomes more massive, it is apparent that __ occurred when mass was added to the organism.

a)

growth

b)

development

50.

What is the basic unit of all organisms?

a)

organelle

b)

organ

c)

cell

d)

tissue

51.

Growth results in the addition of _____ to an organism.

a)

mass

b)

new organs

c)

tissues

d)

organ systems

52.

Development is the process of ____________that take place during the life of an organism.

a)

natural changes

b)

metabolism

c)

growth

53.

anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life

a)

organism

b)

molecule

c)

plant

d)

animal

54.

Which means that an organism gets bigger?

a)

development

b)

growth

55.

Which best represents change through life cycle?


Example: When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly, it has undergone _____.

a)

development

b)

growth

56.

You yourself started out as a single cell and now have tens of trillions of cells in your body! How did one cell (a zygote) turn into different kinds of specialized cells like heart cells, liver cells, and brain cells?

a)

growth

b)

development

57.

Which has a nucleus?

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

all cells

58.

Do all cells have a nucleus?

a)

yes

b)

no

59.

Match the following

a)
1.

eukaryote

b)
2.

prokaryote

c)
3.

compound microscope

60.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

amoeba

d)

bacteria

61.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

animal cell

d)

plant cell

62.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

prokaryote

d)

eukaryote

63.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

bacteria

d)

prokaryote

64.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

eukaryote

b)

animal cell

c)

bacteria

d)

prokaryote

65.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

bacteria

d)

eukaryote

66.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

animal cell

d)

bacteria

67.

What type of cell is this?  **Select the TWO answers that apply.

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

amoeba

d)

plant cell

68.

What does unicellular mean?

a)

Many cells

b)

2 cells

c)

1 cell

d)

0 cells

69.

Which of the following is a single-celled organism?

a)

Dog

b)

Snail

c)

Amoeba

d)

hat

70.

Select a unicellular organism?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Tree

c)

Flower

d)

Frog

71.

True or False:


Single-celled organisms are able to live as one cell, and multi-celled organisms need many cells to live because each cell has specialized job.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

In what way are both humans and bacteria the same?

a)

Both are living things.

b)

Both are non-­living things.

c)

Both are multi-cellular organisms.

d)

Both are single-­celled organisms.

73.
Molly is reading a book in science class. She reads one sentence that says, “This organism is capable of surviving as a single cell.” Which organism is she most likely reading about?
a)
amoeba
b)
flower
c)
mushroom
d)
insect
74.
Multicellular Organisms
a)
Made of 1 cell
b)
Made of more than 1 cell
75.

many cells

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

neither

d)

both

76.
5. Based on this image is the Euglena multicellular or unicellular?
a)
1. Multicellular
b)
2. Unicellular
77.

What do these organisms have in common?

a)

they are all made up of cells

b)

they are all autotrophic

c)

they are all prokaryotic

d)

they are all asexual

78.

What is this student observing under a microscope?

a)

Eukaryotic and Multicellular

b)

Prokaryotic and Unicellular

c)

Prokaryotic and Multicellular

d)

Eukaryotic and Unicellular

79.

Is this unicellular or multicellular?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

80.

Made of specialized cells

a)

Unicellular Organism

b)

Multicellular Organism

81.

Every cell in the organism is able to perform all functions necessary for the organism to survive and reproduce

a)

Unicellular Organism

b)

Multicellular Organism

82.

Usually requires a microscope to be seen

a)

Unicellular Organism

b)

Multicellular Organism

83.

Usually has a long life span (weeks to years)

a)

Unicellular Organism

b)

Multicellular Organism

84.

All bacteria are unicellular

a)

True

b)

False

85.

All animals are multicellular

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Organisms need ​ ​ (a)   to carry out life processes.​ Organisms are composed of one or more ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
energy
cells
oxygen
nucleus
87.

Organisms respond to their ​ (a)   . Organisms grow and ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
environment
develop
grow
Monday
88.

Organisms ​ (a)   ​asexually or sexually. Organisms maintain ​ (b)   internal conditions, which is homeostasis.

Choose from the below words
reproduce
stable
breath
develop
89.

Organisms have ​ (a)   that evolve over time.

Choose from the below words
adaptations
nothing
organisms
time
90.

Which one is not a characteristic of all living things?

a)

homeostasis

b)

reproduce

c)

breathing

d)

grow and develop

91.

Which one is not a characteristic of living things?

a)

grow and develop

b)

reproduce

c)

ability to move

d)

made of cells

92.

A paramecium will move away from direct light.  This is an example of which characteristic of life?

a)

respond to stimuli

b)

maintain homeostasis

c)

made of cells

d)

get energy

93.

The sunflower bends towards the sunlight.

a)

grow and develop

b)

made of cells

c)

have DNA

d)

respond to stimuli

94.

Marcus found a new organism and when he touched it, the organism moved! Marcus removed a cell and looked at it under a microscope and noticed it contained a nucleus. He kept the organism for a given length of time and noticed it became larger.

What are other characteristics that he may notice to come closer in determining if the organism is really living?

a)

Reproduce, needs energy, has DNA

b)

Reproduce, needs energy, uses the 5 senses

c)

Needs energy, has DNA, requires oxygen

d)

Reproduce, has DNA, communicates

95.

Baby, child, pre-teen, teenager, adult refers to what characteristic of life?

a)

Growth and development

b)

Evolution

c)

Heredity

d)

Responding to the environment

96.

Match each gif with the appropriate type of reproduction

a)
1.

Asexual Reproduction (making clones)

b)
2.

Sexual Reproduction

(Two Parents)

c)
3.

Asexual Fragmentation

(Growing from a chunk)

97.

True or False: Growth is increasing in size while Development is changing in shape

a)

True

b)

False

98.

All living things need & use what?

a)

water

b)

energy

c)

forces

d)

gravity

99.

a tadpole turning into a frog is an example of which characteristic of life?

a)

organized

b)

grow & develop

c)

respond to stimuli

d)

using energy

100.

feeling thirsty is an example of which characteristic of life?

a)

organized

b)

grow & develop

c)

respond to stimuli

d)

reproduction