Bio Honors 1.1 Characteristics of Life

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A plant growing towards the light is an example of

reproduction.

responding to a stimuli.

metabolism.

homeostasis.

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A maggot changing into a fly is an example of

reproduction.

growth and development.

homeostasis.

evolution.

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

compensating

homeostasis

balancing

routine

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The "cause" for something to happen is the

response

effect

stimulus

homeostasis

5.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

What is an adaptation?

A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

The food that an animal eats.

How energy moves in a food web.

How animals evolve throughout time.

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

All living things use energy

All living things contain cells

All living things maintain homeostasis

All living things grow

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?

All living things use energy

All living things contain cells

All living things respond to their environment

All living things grow

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Rocks are not living because

they never move

they aren't needed for humans

they are not made of cells

they don't break down

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A cactus shows all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ____________.

need water

growth

movement

respond to environment

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The dismissal bell rings and you pack up your belongings. In this scenario, what is the stimulus?

The bell ringing

You packing up your belongings

More information is needed

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The image seen here is of a person shivering due to cold temperature. This is an example of an organism maintaining ________________ in action!

Homeostasis

Adaptations

Evolution

Development

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The process whereby an organism produces more of its own kind

development

adaptation

homeostasis

reproduction

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A plant using sunlight to make food to use or a deer eating leaves from a shrub are examples of

universal genetic codes.

organisms made of cells.

responding to a stimulus.

metabolism.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

All organisms contain instruction molecules that help determine which traits the organism will have is an example of

universal genetic code (DNA/RNA)

metabolism

evolution

growth and development

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

All living things use energy

All living things contain cells

All living things maintain homeostasis

All living things grow

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

All living things adapt to their environment

All living things use energy

All living things respond to their environment

All living things grow

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.

All living things have cells

All living things use energy

All living things respond to their environment

All living things grow

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