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Characteristics of LIFE

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
2.

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

3.

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

4.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

5.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

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

6.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
7.
A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm
a)
reproducing
b)
doing cellular respiration
c)
having cells
d)
responding to its environment
8.

Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things have cells

9.
When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...
a)
energy metabolism
b)
growth and development
c)
response to stimuli
d)
having cells
10.

Living things are based on a universal genetic

code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

a)

RNA

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

DNA

11.

Identify the characteristic: a caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things use energy

c)

All living things respond to their environment

d)

All living things grow and develop

12.
Your body shivers when you are cold. This is because of the concept of...
a)
homeostasis
b)
heredity
c)
energy metabolism
d)
cellular organization
13.

A pet goldfish needs fish food.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

14.

Which option is living?

a)

Trees and leaves

b)

Rocks

c)

Lake

d)

Fire

15.

Movement is a good way to determine if something is living.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

All of the following are characteristics of all living things EXCEPT

a)

Respond to stimulus

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Made of cells

d)

Movement

17.

Fire has 6 of the 8 characteristics of life, which means it is living.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Something that has never shown the characteristics of life and never will:

a)

dormant

b)

nonliving

c)

living

d)

dead

19.

Once performed all 8 characteristics of life, but no longer does

a)

nonliving

b)

living

c)

dormant

d)

dead

20.

Organism is living, but in a resting or inactive state. It will perform the 8 characteristics of life under the right conditions.

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

dead

d)

dormant

21.

A living thing that is made of two or more cells

a)

unicellular

b)

specialized

c)

multicellular

d)

homeostasis