Characteristics of Life

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1	The term ______________ is used to refer to any complete and entire living thing.
		cell
		tissue
		organism
		animal


2	All organisms are made of _____________
		cells
		cellulose
		argon
		helium


3	Organisms that are made of only one cell are referred to as _________
		multicellular
		unicellular
		bicellular
		dicellular


4	All organisms require ____________ which they get from food.
		energy
		oxygen
		light
		carbon dioxide


5	Which of the following is NOT a stage of a lifespan?
		Origin
		Death
		Growth
		Maturity
		Dormancy

6	Which of the following has a lifespan closest in years to a human being?
		dog
		oak tree
		elephant
		spider


7	The oldest living things on Earth are .......
		Great Blue Whales
		Human beings
		Oak Trees
		Bristlecone Pine Trees


8	The process of producing new individual organisms is referred to as ......
		reproduction
		photosynthesis
		maturity
		metabolism


9	The chemical processes that are involved with the building up and breaking down of food to get and release energy are called ........
		reproduction
		metabolism
		genetics
		none of these


10	The ability to respond to a stimulus is called .......
		paralysis
		irritability
		anesthesia
		defense


11	A response toward a stimulus is said to be .......
		positive
		negative
		avoidance
		none of these


12	Anything that causes an organism to respond is called a .........
		response
		organic compound
		stimulus
		all of the above


13	The self-adjusting balance of life functions, such as maintaining temperature, are referred to as .......
		adaptations
		homeostasis
		metabolism
		none of these


14	A change that makes an organism better suited to its environment is called a/an ...
		adaptation
		metabolic event
		homogeneous solution
		none of these


15	Viruses are not considered to be living organisms because they are not made of ......
		protein
		nucleic acids
		cells
		none of these