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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
growth and developmentability to moveresponse to the environmentability to reproduce - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?Living things respond to their environment.Living things maintain internal balance.Living things are made up of units called cells.Living things are based on a universal genetic code.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?growth and developmentmaintaining a stable internal environmentusing energyability to reproduce
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older?Living things respond to their environment.Living things maintain internal balance.Living things are made up of units called cells.Living things grow and develop
- 5. Multiple ChoiceBoth a fast-moving stream and a dog respond to the environment and grow and develop. A stream is not considered living because they do not have which of the following characteristics?The ability to moveBeing made of cellsThe ability to grow and developThe ability to evolve
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen the level of sugar in the blood is too high, the excess sugar is stored in the muscle to be used later as needed. Which characteristic of life is described here?Ability to evolveResponse to environmentMaintaining an internal balanceUse of energy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn all of our cells there is a blueprint of life called DNA. Which characteristic does this fact best describe?Living things respond to their environment.Living things maintain internal balance.Living things are based on a universal genetic code.Living things grow and develop
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBefore a big soccer game Charlie always eats and metabolizes a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?Living things respond to their environmentLiving things grow and developLiving things reproduceLiving things use energy
- 9. Multiple ChoiceFire can technically reproduce. However, it is not considered a living thing because...Fire does not use energyFire does not contain DNAFire does not respond to its environmentFire does not grow
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT an example of plants demonstrating the characteristics of life?A plant has stimuli that causes it to grow towards the sunlightPlants are forced to make adaptations depending on its environmentThere are stages of growth that plants go through depending on favorable conditionsThe leaves on a plant move in reaction to the wind
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