Characteristics of Life Quiz
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The following are all characteristics of life EXCEPT:
A. made of cell(s)
B. eat food
C. respond to the environment
D. reproduce
Reproduction that involves cells from two parents uniting to produce the first cell of a new organism.
A. Asexual
B. Sexual
C. Budding
D. Division
In order for something to be a living organisms is must show all the of the characteristics of life.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
A. compensating
B. homeostasis
C. balancing
D. routine
Something that has never shown the characteristics of life and never will:
A. dormant
B. nonliving
C. living
D. dead
Organisms, such as bacteria, are ______________ which means they consist of only a single cell.
A. unicellular
B. multicellular
C. autotrophic
D. heterotrophic
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all living organisms?
A. Ability to move
B. Ability to grow and develop
C. Made up of one or more cells
D. Responds to stimuli
Fire is living because it has 6 of the 8 characteristics of life.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A maggot changing into a fly is an example of
A. reproduction.
B. growth and development.
C. homeostasis.
D. evolution.
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
Type of reproduction that produces two genetically identical offspring from one parent is _________________.
A. Sexual
B. Asexual
C. reproduction
D. homeostasis
Identify the characteristic: A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
A. All living things adapt/respond to their environment
B. All living things grow
C. All living things have cells
D. All living things use energy
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
An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?
A. All living things use energy
B. All living things contain cells
C. All living things respond to their environment
D. All living things grow
_________________is a signal to which a living thing responds.
A. Stimulus
B. Reaction
C. Development
D. Homeostasis
