For an organism to be considered a living thing, it must have ALL the characteristics of life. True or false?
True
10
The body needs instructions to carry out it's functions. _________ contains the instructions to build our proteins.
Genetic Material/DNA
25
With few variations, life's genetic code is almost identical in every organism on Earth. True or false?.
True
15
Living things must be able to grow & develop. Which of the these is an example of development? 1.) a tree trunk widens, 2.) a fish becomes larger, and 3.) a tadpole becomes a frog
3.) a tadpole becomes a frog
15
Living things must be able to grow & develop. Which of the these is an example of growth? 1.) a tree trunk widens, 2.) a fish becomes larger, and 3.) a tadpole becomes a frog
1.) a tree trunk widens and 2.) a fish becomes larger,
15
All living things need to obtain and use materials and energy. This is called ... homeostasis/metabolism/development?
metabolism
20
Plants use energy from the ________ to make sugars.
sun
10
Living things need to be safe. You touch a hot stove & pull your hand away. What's the stimulus?
a hot stove
20
Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The light is an example of a ... stimulus or response?
stimulus
15
Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The pupils shrinking is an example of a ... stimulus or response?
Response
15
The process of keeping internal conditions stable when external conditions change is called ... homeostasis/metabolism/stimulus/evolution
homeostasis
10
The polar bear needs all of his fat primarily to.... stay warm/stay cool/avoid predators/reproduce
stay warm
10
If a species can't evolve, it may go .....underground, wild, alive, extinct
extinct
10
An individual organism can evolve over one lifetime... True or false?
false
20
Living things are made of .... bricks, cement, cells, blocks
cells
10
What is the smallest unit of life, considered to be fully alive? cell, DNA, organ, atom
