Life Science Review A

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a living organism?

• reproduce

• need water

• grow and develop

• respond to their surroundings

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The basic needs of a cell include

• homeostasis

• use energy

• response to surroundings

• growth and development

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The basic unit of life is

• an atom

• an element

• an organelle

• a cell

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An organism that creates its own food is

• a plant

• an animal

• an autotroph

• a heterotroph

This is an example of a

• unicellular organism

• heterotroph

• bacterial colony

• rational organism

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The idea that life must come from life is called

• biogenesis

• abiogenesis

• spontaneous generation

• spontaneous combustion

The idea that a life form can grow and develop from nothing is called

• biogenesis

• immediate transfer

• active development

• spontaneous generation

The organelle that directs all cell activity is the

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell membrane

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The organelle that protects the cell and regulates what comes in and out of the cell is the

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

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The cytoplasm in a cell is most like

• bones

• the heart

• lungs

• blood

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