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When a daphnia (water flea) lays eggs as birth to its offsprings, which characteristic of life is being shown?

• ability to reproduce

• adapt to environment

• cells need energy

• organization

• nutrition

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When a plant starts to grow towards the bright sunlight that is shining through the side of a window, which characteristics of life is being shown?

• ability to reproduce

• adapt to environment

• organization

• none of the above

• respond to stimuli

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An amoeba eating a paramecium would be an example of which characteristic of life?

• Ability to reproduce

• Adapt to environment

• Nutrition

• Organization

• Metabolism

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Which best describes the main job of most cells in multicellular organisms?

• Cells work to keep themselves alive.

• Cells work to keep the organism alive.

• Cells work to release needed materials.

• Cells work to store unneeded materials.

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Form a hypothesis

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Analyze results

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

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Which statement would most likely be found in an article about multi-celled organisms like plants?

• Plants have a simple structure.

• Plants contain only one cell that performs all functions.

• Plants do not need to eat, remove waste, or reproduce.

• Plants contain many specialized cells that perform different functions.

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How are multicellular and unicellular organisms different?

• Multi-celled organisms need energy to survive, while single-celled organisms need no energy to survive.

• Single-celled organisms can be seen without using a microscope, while multi-celled organisms are microscopic.

• Multi-celled organisms have large numbers of specialized cells to perform a variety of life functions, while single-celled organisms complete life functions with one cell.

• Single-celled organisms have large numbers of identical cells that all perform the same function, while multi-celled organisms have cells that are all different and perform different life functions.

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Why do humans require many different types of cells to survive?

• Human cells are identical and work together to perform the same function.

• Human cells are specialized and work together to perform the same function.

• Human cells are identical and work independently to perform different functions.

• Human cells are specialized and work independently to perform different functions.

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Which of the following is NOT a requirement for all living things?

• have at least one cell

• use energy

• adapt to environment

• breathe oxygen with lungs

• Having eyes to see

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A rock would be considered ________.

• unicellular

• multicelluar

• non-living

• living

• Matter