Living Things Quiz Review

What is a living thing?

• Homeostasis

• Growth

• Organism

• Stimulus

What are the 6 characteristics of living things?

1. 1. Made of​ (a)  

2. 2. Contain the ​ (b)   of life

3. 3. Grow and​ (c)  

4. 4. ​ (d)   to their surroundings

5. 5. Use​ (e)  

6. 6. All organisms reproduce

• cells
• chemicals
• develop
• Respond
• energy

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What are the 4 chemicals of life? Select all that apply

• Water

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

What is the most abundant chemical found in cells?

• water

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• nucleic acids

What are the 4 basic NEEDS of all living things? Select all that apply

• Water

• Consume food for energy

• A place to live

• Maintain homeostasis

Match the following

• unicellular

• the mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources

• development

• an organism made of one cell

• spontaneous generation

• when an organism gets bigger

• growth

• a change that leads to maturity

• multicellular

• an organism made of more than one cell

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Match the following

• response

• An action or change in a behavior

• homeostasis

• The maintenance of stable (balanced) internal conditions

• stimulus

• A signal in the environment that can cause an organism to react

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The scientist who set up a controlled experiment with flasks of clear broth to disprove spontaneous generation. ​ (a)  

The scientist who helped disprove spontaneous generation by showing that flies developed on raw meat.​ (b)  

• Louis Pasteur
• Francesco Redi

Match the following

• consumer

• 
• producer

• 
• cells

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