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Characteristics of Life & Life Functions HW #2 (2025-2026)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which category does an apple on a tree belong in?

a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
2.

Which category does bacteria belong in?

a)
organic
b)
inorganic
3.

How would you classify rust "eating" a hole in a metal bucket?

a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
4.

Please select the answer that represents: a sudden drop in air temperature

a)
stimulus
b)
response
5.

Please select the answer that represents: increasing in body temperature after being diagnosed with the flu

a)
stimulus
b)
response
6.

Please select the answer that represents: a bruise developing after an injury

a)
stimulus
b)
response
7.

Please select the answer that represents: your mouth watering at the sight of food on a plate

a)
stimulus
b)
response
8.

Please select the answer that represents: a bell ringing at 12:15 pm to indicate recess

a)
stimulus
b)
response
9.

Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Your pupils dilate when a room gets dark.

a)
regulation
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
synthesis
e)
nutrition
10.

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.

a)
regulation
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
synthesis
e)
nutrition
11.

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.

a)
transport
b)
excretion
c)
synthesis
d)
nutrition
e)
reproduction
12.

Please select the answer that best describes which life function is being discussed here: Amino acids can be combined to form many complex proteins.

a)
synthesis
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
nutrition
e)
reproduction
13.

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!

a)
nutrition
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
synthesis
e)
reproduction
14.

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.

a)
regulation
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
synthesis
e)
nutrition
15.

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.

a)
respiration
b)
transport
c)
excretion
d)
synthesis
e)
nutrition
16.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The rate of all chemical reactions in an organism.

a)
Metabolism
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Organic
d)
Inorganic
e)
Organism
17.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The ability to fight off disease-causing organisms or pathogens.

a)
Immunity
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
18.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The act of taking in nutrients.

a)
Ingest
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
19.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The incorporation of newly made substances into the body.

a)
Assimilation
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
20.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: Also known as "dynamic equilibrium," which stands for an internal state of balance.

a)
Homeostasis
b)
Metabolism
c)
Organic
d)
Inorganic
e)
Organism
21.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: The term that references stationary organisms.

a)
Sessile
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
22.

Please choose the word that best fits the definition provided: This word means "to release solid wastes."

a)
Egest
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
23.
"any living thing"
a)
Organism
b)
Metabolism
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Organic
e)
Inorganic
24.

It is super hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the _____.

a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause and effect
d)

reaction

25.

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?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

26.

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

27.

"A worm turns away from light" is an example of a worm doing what?

a)
reproducing
b)
doing cellular respiration
c)
having cells
d)
responding to its environment
28.

Which of the following is a stimulus?

a)

removing your hand from a hot stove

b)

swinging a bat at a baseball

c)

screaming when something scares you

d)

a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter

29.

When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of which life characteristic or function?

a)
energy metabolism
b)
growth and development
c)
response to stimuli
d)
having cells
30.

Which of the following processes is essential for the survival of a species but not an individual?

a)

metabolism

b)

growth

c)

reproduction

d)

homeostasis