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DOL Investigation 1
Test Description: Characteristics of Life
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is a characteristic of ALL living things?
A
All living things will move.
B
All living things breathe.
C
All living things need oxygen.
D
All living things grow.
2) Which of the following is not considered a living thing?
A
Single celled organism
B
Fungus
C
Seed
D
Fire
3) What list includes only characteristics used by scientist to classify something as living or non-living?
A
growth development, use of energy, made of cells, reproduction, response to stimuli
B
use of energy, reproduction, made of many cells, response to environment, growth development
C
respond to stimuli, grow develop, use energy, does not reproduce, made of cells
D
none of these
4) What is true of all organisms?
A
organisms grow and develop
B
organisms always remain the same size
C
organisms always shrink and divide
D
organisms grow but never develop
5) Which of the following characteristics is shared by all organisms?
A
all organisms have cells that contain DNA
B
all organisms can smell and taste
C
all organisms are composed of two cells
D
all organisms can move
6) What is the difference between nonliving and dead?
A
Things that are dead are never alive; nonliving means it was once living.
B
Nonliving means the organism only shows some characteristics of life; dead means it used to have all the characteristics.
C
Things that are nonliving are never alive; dead means it was once living.
D
Nonliving and dead are the same thing; neither options show the characteristics of life.
7) A garden pea plant forms flowers that undergo self or cross pollination to produce seeds. These seeds mature in two to three weeks. Which characteristics of living things are being described here?
A
Reproduction and response to environment.
B
Cellular organization and use of energy.
C
Growth and reproduction.
D
Use of energy and development.
8) Which choice below does not represent a characteristics of all living things?
A
Reproduces
B
Exchanges gas
C
Needs water
D
Moves
9) Two students were looking at a leaf that was brown and dried out. Student A said, “I would call this nonliving.” Student B said, “I think it’s better to say that it is dead.” Which student do you agree with and why?
A
Student B because a leaf was once living
B
Student A because a leaf is not a living part of a plant
C
Student B because a leaf is made of cells
D
Student A because a leaf can’t breathe or reproduce
10) What is meant by 'seeds are dormant'?
A
Seeds are dormant because they cannot live until they have roots and flowers.
B
Seeds are nonliving until they are in a suitable environment.
C
Seeds do not show the characteristics of life until they are in a suitable environment.
D
Seeds are sleeping until they are planted and watered.
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