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Living/Nonliving Things and Cell Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: Living things exhibit ______ motion, they move. Animals are able to move as they possess specialized locomotory organs.

a)

locomotory

b)

stationary

c)

rotational

d)

vibrational

2.

Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?

a)

They do not move

b)

They exhibit locomotory motion

c)

They lack protoplasm

d)

They never die

3.

Which process in living things is responsible for breaking down food to release energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Digestion

c)

Respiration

d)

Excretion

4.

Fill in the blank: Living things are sensitive to ______ and other stimuli and have the capability to sense changes in their environment.

a)

touch

b)

gravity

c)

color

d)

shape

5.

True or False: Living things never grow or mature.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Fill in the blank: Living things are capable of producing offspring of their own kind through the process of ______.

a)

reproduction

b)

respiration

c)

digestion

d)

photosynthesis

7.

Which of the following is a characteristic of non-living things?

a)

They have metabolic activities

b)

They are lifeless

c)

They reproduce

d)

They respire

8.

True or False: Non-living things have a definite and certain size of their own.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following statements is a key component of cell theory?

a)

A) All living things are made up of cells

b)

B) All living things are made up of atoms

c)

C) All living things are made up of tissues

d)

D) All living things are made up of organs

10.

Fill in the blank: Cells are the basic unit of _______ and function in living organisms.

a)

structure

b)

energy

c)

movement

d)

reproduction

11.

According to cell theory, how are new cells produced?

a)

From non-living matter

b)

From pre-existing cells

c)

From tissues

d)

From organs

12.

Who were the German scientists that first proposed the cell theory in 1838?

a)

Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden

b)

Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch

c)

Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin

d)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Rudolf Virchow

13.

Which Characteristics of Living Things is represented by the picture?

a)

Maintain Homestasis

b)

Made of Cells

c)

Respond to stimuli

d)

same chemical make up

14.

Any living thing is called a _____________.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

matter

d)

atom

15.

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)

a)

Sun

b)

Rocks

c)

Milk

d)

Wood

16.
What is a living thing?
a)
Reproduction
b)
Organism
c)
Development
d)
Homeostasis
17.

Is an ant, living or nonliving?

a)

living

b)

non living

c)

I am not sure.

18.
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
19.

Living things need air

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What are some characteristics of living things? Select all that apply.

a)

eat

b)

grow

c)

breathe

d)

move

e)

Not reproduce