WorksheetsCharacteristics of Life & Life Functions HW #2 (2025-2026)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which category does an apple on a tree belong in?
Which category does bacteria belong in?
How would you classify rust "eating" a hole in a metal bucket?
Please select the answer that represents: a sudden drop in air temperature
Please select the answer that represents: increasing in body temperature after being diagnosed with the flu
Please select the answer that represents: a bruise developing after an injury
Please select the answer that represents: your mouth watering at the sight of food on a plate
Please select the answer that represents: a bell ringing at 12:15 pm to indicate recess
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Your pupils dilate when a room gets dark.
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Bryan cut himself while shaving and the bleeding stopped, without a bandaid, approximately 15 minutes later.
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: During puberty, numerous hormones are sent and delivered to various places in the body through the bloodstream, in order to carry out their effects.
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Amino acids can be combined to form many complex proteins.
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: I can't believe that the snake swallowed that frog whole!
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Little Suzie jumped into her mother's arms when she heard the loud thunder.
Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: The usable energy I made from my orange slices (chemical bond energy) at half time really helped me out in the second half of the game.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The rate of all chemical reactions in an organism.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The ability to fight off disease-causing organisms or pathogens.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The act of taking in nutrients.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The incorporation of newly made substances into the body.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: Also known as "dynamic equilibrium," which stands for an internal state of balance.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The term that references stationary organisms.
Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: This word means "to release solid wastes."
It is super hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the _____.
reaction
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
"A worm turns away from light" is an example of a worm doing what?
Which of the following is a stimulus?
removing your hand from a hot stove
swinging a bat at a baseball
screaming when something scares you
a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter
When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of which life characteristic or function?
Which of the following processes is essential for the survival of a species but not an individual?
metabolism
growth
reproduction
homeostasis
