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CFA #1 : Characteristics of Life + Abiotic & Biotic

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many of the 7 characteristics of life does something need to have in order to be considered alive?
a)
only 1
b)
all 7
c)
at least 3
d)
none of them
e)
Adaptation
2.
Pick the TRUE statement.
a)
Biotic factors are parts of an ecosystem that are not alive and have never been alive while abiotic factors are organisms that are alive or were once alive.
b)
Abiotic factors are parts of an ecosystem that are not alive and have never been alive while biotic factors are organisms that are alive or were once alive.
c)
Abiotic factors are parts of an ecosystem that are not alive, but were once alive while biotic factors are organisms that are alive.
3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 characteristics of life?

a)

Growth and development

b)

Reproduction

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Response to stimuli

4.

Which of these is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

Temperature

b)

Bacteria

c)

Water

d)

Sunlight

5.

Shivering when you are cold is an example of:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Evolution

c)

Metabolism

d)

Organization

6.

The Sun is the source of all energy within an ecosystem. Plants depend on light from the sun in order to perform the process of photosynthesis. Sunlight is an example of what type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

7.

Air is a mixture of colorless gases. The air that makes up the Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen. Air is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

8.

An angler fish has a fleshy growth on its head that gives off light. This part acts as a lure to help the angler fish catch its prey. An anglerfish is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

9.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

10.

Is a rock considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

11.

Which is an example of a biotic factor in the environment?

a)

The climate in the region

b)

Carnivores that consume other animals

c)

Amount of helium gas in the air

d)

Flow of water in a river

12.

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

a)

The water

b)

A frog

c)

A grasshopper

d)

A snake

13.

Claim, Evidence, or Reasoning?

Information from a reliable source.

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

14.

Claim, Evidence, or Reasoning?

Use keywords and ideas from the question to write this.

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

15.

The C-E-R framework is used for

a)

writing specific and accurate scientific explanations

b)

organizing data from a lab investigation

c)

analyzing patterns in data

d)

creating drawings of scientific concepts

16.

Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.


Which sentence is the claim?

a)

Air is matter.

b)

We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.

c)

This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

17.

Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.


Which sentence is the evidence?

a)

Air is matter.

b)

We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.

c)

This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

18.

Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.


Which sentence is the reasoning?

a)

Air is matter.

b)

We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it

c)

This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

19.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
20.

What is the evidence?


Mass does not affect how quickly an object falls. In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g and 142 g but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall. Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

a)

In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g and 142 g but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall.

b)

No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls.

c)

Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.