Living Things

Which is are characteristics of a living thing?

• Made of one or more cells

• Adapts and evolves

• Responds to stimuli in the environment

• Requires a host

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Bacteria are ---.

• multicellular

• specialized

• unicellular

• autotrophs

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Living things need --- to survive.

• DNA

• a genetic code

• evolution

• energy

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--- get energy by consuming nutrients from their environment.

• prokaryotes

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• eucaryotes

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DNA passes on genetic information from one generation to the next.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a part of the Cell Theory?

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells are the basic structure and function in all living things.

• All cells must contain a nucleus.

• New cells are made only from existing cells.

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Prokaryotic cells and Eucaryotic cells have basic --- differences.

• structural

• functional

• size

• ethical

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Which cells are more complex?

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• autotrph

Which of the following are NOT eukaryotic cells?

• plants

• animals

• fungi

• protists

• bacteria

--- are decomposers and without them all other organisms would not be able to survive.

• cells

• bacteria

• parasites

• protozoa

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