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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the most basic unit of life?celltissueorganorgan system - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe scientific name for something living is a(an)organismcelltissuehuman
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAn organism made of one cell is calledunicellularmulticellular
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIt is hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the...stimulusresponsecause and effectresponder
- 5. Multiple Choice
The combination of chemical reactions through
which an organism builds up or breaks down
materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...
absorption
metabolism
digestion
consumption
- 6. Multiple Choice
Maintaining a stable internal
environment is called
homeostasis
equilibrium
balance
evenness
- 7. Multiple Choice
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
- 8. Multiple Choice
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
- 9. Multiple Choice
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things reproduce
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things use energy
All living things grow
- 10. Multiple Choice
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRocks are not living becausethey never movethey aren't needed for humansthey are not made of cellsthey don't break down
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA worm turns away from light is an example of a wormreproducingdoing cellular respirationhaving cellsresponding to its environment
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?
adapting to your environment
maintaining an appropriate respiration rate
the sum of all of your chemical reactions
being composed of more than one cell
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a stimulus?
removing your hand from a hot stove
swinging a bat at a baseball
screaming when something scares you
a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a response?
a flashlight shined into the eye
a rubber band popping your hand
your pupils constricting when exposed to bright light
blood glucose levels drop significantly
- 16. Multiple Choice
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11". Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things use energy
All living things grow
- 17. Multiple Choice
An adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things use energy
All living things reproduce
All living things contain cells
All living things grow
- 18. Multiple Choice
Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things use energy
All living things have cells
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...energy metabolismgrowth and developmentresponse to stimulihaving cells
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?a. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ systema. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organisma. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organisma. Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
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