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Characteristics Of Life.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of ALL living things?
a) All living things breathe.
b) All living things need oxygen.
c) All living things grow.
d) All living things will move.
Which of the following is not considered a living thing?
a) Fire
b) Seed
c) Single celled organism
d) Fungus
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) respond to stimuli, grow develop, use energy, does not reproduce, made of cells
c) use of energy, reproduction, made of many cells, response to environment, growth development
d) none of these
What is true of all organisms?
a) organisms grow but never develop
b) organisms grow and develop
c) organisms always shrink and divide
d) organisms always remain the same size
Which of the following characteristics is shared by all organisms?
a) all organisms can smell and taste
b) all organisms have cells that contain DNA
c) all organisms can move
d) all organisms are composed of two cells
What is the difference between nonliving and dead?
a) Things that are nonliving are never alive; dead means it was once living.
b) Nonliving and dead are the same thing; neither options show the characteristics of life.
c) Nonliving means the organism only shows some characteristics of life; dead means it used to have all the characteristics.
d) Things that are dead are never alive; nonliving means it was once living.
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) Cellular organization and use of energy.
b) Growth and reproduction.
c) Reproduction and response to environment.
d) Use of energy and development.
Which choice below does not represent a characteristics of all living things?
a) Reproduces
b) Exchanges gas
c) Moves
d) Needs water
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 A because a leaf is not a living part of a plant
b) Student A because a leaf can’t breathe or reproduce
c) Student B because a leaf was once living
d) Student B because a leaf is made of cells
What is meant by 'seeds are dormant'?
a) Seeds are sleeping until they are planted and watered.
b) Seeds are nonliving until they are in a suitable environment.
c) Seeds are dormant because they cannot live until they have roots and flowers.
d) Seeds do not show the characteristics of life until they are in a suitable environment.
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