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Ghreir-Characteristics of Living Organisms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
2.

Which of the following is a term used to describe all the chemical reactions that take place in a living thing?

a)
respiration
b)
mutations
c)
homeostasis
d)
metabolism
3.

A plant growing towards a light source is an example of which of the following?

a)

attracting a mate

b)

destroying infectious germs

c)

responding to a stimuli

d)

obtaining moisture from the air

4.

Infants will often smile when they hear a parent’s voice. In this situation, the parent’s voice is considered

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

adaptation

d)

resource

5.

Identify all of the following that are living.

a)

Volcano

b)

Tree

c)

Sun

d)

Fungus

6.

Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

a)

Rock

b)

Oxygen

c)

Bacteria

d)

Battery

7.
The basic unit of life is called a (n)
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
cell
d)
energy
8.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 
a)
living things respond to their environment
b)
living things maintain internal balance
c)
living things are made of cells
d)
living things grow and develop
9.
In all of our cells there is DNA. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?
a)
living things respond
b)
living things maintain internal balance
c)
living things are based on a universal genetic code
d)
living things grow and develop
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?

a)

adapting to your environment

b)

maintaining an appropriate respiration rate

c)

the sum of all of your chemical reactions

d)

being composed of more than one cell

14.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Share similar chemicals

b)

Grows and develops

c)

Responds to stimuli

d)

Evolves (as a population)

15.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Evolution

d)

Made of cells